2 Samuel 13:21:12 Sam.13.21.W1TAB
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
vehammelekh
“and the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəhammɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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-ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ham-ME-lekh da-VID
- clause
ve-ham-ME-lekh da-VID sha-MA ET kal-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-ham-ME-lekh da-VID sha-MA ET kal-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-KHAR LO me-OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-hamelekh {וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | wə-ham-me-lekh} ‘and the king’, identifying David as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:21
And King David heard all these things, and he was very angry .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:21, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (vehammelekh) 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.13.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.21.W1.S1) and character.