2 Kings 19:8:42 Kgs.19.8.W4TAB
אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ
etmelekh
“{direct object} the king of”
- Transliteration
- et-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
et-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
et-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
va-ya-SHAV rav-sha-KE va-yim-TSA et-ME-lekh a-SHUR nil-KHAM al-liv-NA
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV rav-sha-KE va-yim-TSA et-ME-lekh a-SHUR nil-KHAM al-liv-NA KI sha-MA KI na-SA mil-la-KHISH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾet} introduces the definite object melekh ashur {מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר | me-leḵ ʾaš-šûr} ‘king of Assyria’.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:8
And the chief cupbearer returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ (etmelekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.19.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.8.W4.S1) and character.