2 Kings 23:13:112 Kgs.23.13.W11TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
she-lo-MO ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ET-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER al-pe-NE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim a-SHER mi-MIN le-har-ha-mash-KHIT a-SHER ba-NA she-lo-MO ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-ash-to-RET shi-KUTS tsi-do-NIM ve-likh-MOSH shi-KUTS mo-AV u-le-mil-KOM to-a-VAT be-NE-a-MON
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER al-pe-NE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim a-SHER mi-MIN le-har-ha-mash-KHIT a-SHER ba-NA she-lo-MO ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-ash-to-RET shi-KUTS tsi-do-NIM ve-likh-MOSH shi-KUTS mo-AV u-le-mil-KOM to-a-VAT be-NE-a-MON ti-ME ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 23:13
And the high places that were east of Jerusalem and on the south side of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon, king of Israel, had built for Ashtoreth, the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, and for Milkom, the abomination of the sons of Ammon—the king defiled them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 23:13, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (melekhyisrael) 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.23.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.13.W11.S1) and character.