2 Samuel 13:24:92 Sam.13.24.W9TAB
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /haˈmɛ.lɛx/
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
ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The coordination of hammelekh vaavadav {הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲבָדָיו | hammeleḵ wa-ʿă-vā-dāw} groups the king and his servants as invited participants. English maintains the Hebrew VSO order and uses a semicolon to reflect the parallel clauses.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (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.13.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W9.S1) and character.