2 Kings 22:9:62 Kgs.22.9.W6TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object marker} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} 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-SHEV et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-VO sha-FAN ha-so-FER el-ha-ME-lekh va-ya-SHEV et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
va-ya-VO sha-FAN ha-so-FER el-ha-ME-lekh va-ya-SHEV et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-yo-MER hi-TI-khu a-va-DE-kha et-ha-KE-sef ha-nim-TSA ba-BA-yit va-yit-ne-HU al-YAD o-SE ha-me-la-KHA ha-muf-ka-DIM BET Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verb vayyashev {וַיָּשֶׁב | wayyāšēḇ} ‘and he reported’ (from šûḇ ‘return, bring back’) employs a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect to convey communication to the king, marked by the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet}.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 22:9
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and reported to him, “Your servants have poured out the silver that was found in the house, and they have handed it over to the doers of the work, the overseers of the house of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 22:9, 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.22.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.9.W6.S1) and character.