2 Kings 23:29:52 Kgs.23.29.W5TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Egypt
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-LA par-E ne-KHO ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
be-ya-MAV a-LA par-E ne-KHO ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ME-lekh a-SHUR al-ne-HAR-pe-RAT
- 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
Exegesis
The verb alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘went up’ introduces Pharaoh Neco’s military advance, and melekh-mitsrayim {מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם | me-leḵ-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘king of Egypt’ names his title.
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 23:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 23:29, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.29.W5.S1) and character.