2 Kings 21:23:52 Kgs.21.23.W5TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hammɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the king
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
et-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MI-tu et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-MI-tu et-ha-ME-lekh be-VE-TO
- sentence
va-yik-she-RU av-DE-a-MON a-LAV va-ya-MI-tu et-ha-ME-lekh be-VE-TO
Exegesis
The causative hiphil verb vayamitu {וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ | wayyāmiṯû} ‘and they put to death’ introduces the lethal action, with the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾêt} preceding hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ} ‘the king’.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךm-l-k
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 21:23
And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 21:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ethamelekh) 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.21.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.23.W5.S1) and character.