2 Kings 22:10:42 Kgs.22.10.W4TAB
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
lamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- la-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
la-ME-lekh le-MOR
- clause
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-ra-E-HU sha-FAN lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lammélēk {לַמֶּלֶךְ | lammélēk} ‘to the king’ identifies the recipient of the message, and the formula leʾmôḏ {לֵאמֹר | leʾmôḏ} ‘saying’ introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 22:10
And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “A book was given to me by Hilkiah the priest.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 22:10, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lamelekh) 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.22.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.10.W4.S1) and character.