2 Kings 20:18:122 Kgs.20.18.W12TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-he-KHAL ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
u-mi-ba-NE-kha a-SHER ye-tsE-U mim-me-KHA a-SHER to-LID yi-KHAKH yik-KA-khu ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-he-KHAL ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
The construct phrase beheikhal melekh Bavel {בְּהֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל | bə-hēy-kāl me-lēḵ bā-vel} locates their service in the Babylonian royal palace. The sequence of imperfect verbs and cumulative relative clauses underscores the inevitability and personal scope of the judgment.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaph
“king; ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 20:18
And from your sons whom you will beget and who will come forth from you, some will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 20:18, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekh) 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.20.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.18.W12.S1) and character.