2 Kings 22:12:142 Kgs.22.12.W14TAB
עֶֽבֶד־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
evedhamelekh
“servant of the king”
- Transliteration
- E-ved-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- EH-veh d-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛvɛd.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
E-ved-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
a-sa-YA E-ved-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yetsaV ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN ve-et-a-khi-KAM ben-sha-FAN ve-et-akh-BOR ben-mi-kha-YA ve-ET sha-FAN ha-so-FER ve-ET a-sa-YA E-ved-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct eved hamelekh {עֶבֶד־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʿeḇed hamméleḵ} ‘servant of the king’ locates Asaiah within the court hierarchy.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 22:12
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 22:12, so the Hebrew word עֶֽבֶד־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (evedhamelekh) 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.22.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.12.W14.S1) and character.