2 Samuel 13:23:142 Sam.13.23.W14TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-she-NA-ta-yim ya-MIM va-yih-YU go-ze-ZIM le-av-sha-LOM be-VA-al kha-TSOR a-SHER im-e-fra-YIM va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Finally, the clause wayyiqrāʾ {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called’ plus ləkol {לְכָל־ | ləkol} and bənē hammēleḵ {בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | bənē hammēleḵ} ‘all the king’s sons’ conveys Absalom’s invitation. The Hebrew verb-initial order is rendered in English with subject-verb-object for clarity.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:23
And it came to pass after two full years that there were shearers for Absalom at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 13:23, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (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 Sam.13.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.23.W14.S1) and character.