2 Kings 22:16:152 Kgs.22.16.W15TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
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 ye-hu-DA
- clause
ET kal-div-RE ha-SE-fer a-SHER ka-RA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV ET kal-div-RE ha-SE-fer a-SHER ka-RA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾēt {אֵת | ʾēt} introduces kol-dib-rê ha-sē-per {כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַסֵּפֶר | kol-dib-rê ha-sē-per} ‘all the words of the book’, further defined by the relative clause ʾa-šer qā-rāʾ me-lekh Yə-hū-dāh {אֲשֶׁר קָרָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | ʾa-šer qā-rāʾ me-lekh Yə-hū-dāh} ‘that the king of Judah has read’. This structure foregrounds divine initiative and ensures the prophecy’s fulfillment.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 22:16
Thus says the LORD : “See, I will bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, in accordance with all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 22:16, 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.22.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.16.W15.S1) and character.