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

Result
אֶת + מֶ֣ + לֶךְ
et + me + lekh
etmelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-ME-lekh a-SHUR

  3. clause

    va-ya-SHAV rav-sha-KE va-yim-TSA et-ME-lekh a-SHUR nil-KHAM al-liv-NA

  4. 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 context2 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.