2 Kings 22:18:12 Kgs.22.18.W1TAB
וְאֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
veelmelekh
“and to the king of”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-ehl-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /wəʔɛlˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ve-el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV
- sentence
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with wə-ʾel {וְאֶל־ | wə-ʾel} ‘and to’, marking the addressee.
The construct phrase mê-lekh Yᵉ-hu-dāh {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה | mê-lekh Yᵉ-hu-dāh} identifies the king of Judah.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 22:18
And to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD , thus shall you say to him: “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel , concerning the words which you heard.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (veelmelekh) 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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.18.W1.S1) and character.