2 Kings 23:10:122 Kgs.23.10.W12TAB
לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃
lamolekh
“to Molech”
- Transliteration
- la-MO-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MOH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɔːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Molech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
la-MO-lekh
- clause
le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
- sentence
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba-ʾēš lamōleḵ {בָּאֵ֖שׁ לַמֹּֽלֶךְ | bā-ʾēš la-mō-leḵ} ‘in the fire to Molech’ highlights the cultic association. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and the negative purpose clause to maintain emphasis on the prohibition.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Kings 23:10
And he defiled the Topheth , which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, so that no one could cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃ (lamolekh) 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.23.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W12.S1) and character.