2 Kings 22:20:172 Kgs.22.20.W17TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛlɛχ/
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-SHI-vu et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-SHI-vu et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE o-sif-KHA al-a-vo-TE-kha ve-ne-e-saf-TA el-kiv-ro-TE-kha be-sha-LOM ve-lo-tir-E-na e-NE-kha be-KHOL ha-ra-A a-sher-a-NI me-VI al-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ya-SHI-vu et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
Exegesis
The narrative closes with the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect wayyāšîbū {וַיָּשִׁיבוּ | wayyāšîbū} “and they returned” and the object clause ʾeth-hamméleḵ dāḇār {אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּבָר | ʾeth-hamméleḵ dāḇār}, indicating the report’s delivery to the king.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 22:20
Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your graves in peace . Your eyes will not see all the evil that I am bringing upon this place. And they conveyed the report to the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 22:20, 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.22.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.20.W17.S1) and character.