2 Samuel 13:18:72 Sam.13.18.W7TAB
בְנוֹת־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
venothamelekh
“the daughters of the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-NOHT-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəˈnoːt.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the daughters of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim
- sentence
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO ha-KHUTS ve-na-AL had-DE-let a-kha-re-HA
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:18
She wore a long, ornamented robe, for thus the virgin daughters of the king were accustomed to wear such robes. Then his servant brought her outside and bolted the door behind her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word בְנוֹת־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (venothamelekh) 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 Sam.13.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W7.S1) and character.