2 Kings 23:29:102 Kgs.23.29.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-ye-mi-TE-hu bim-gid-DO kir-o-TO o-TO
- sentence
be-ya-MAV a-LA par-E ne-KHO ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ME-lekh a-SHUR al-ne-HAR-pe-RAT va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-ye-mi-TE-hu bim-gid-DO kir-o-TO o-TO
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the Euphrates River , and King Josiah went out to meet him , and Pharaoh Neco put him to death at Megiddo as soon as he saw him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 23:29, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.23.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.29.W10.S1) and character.