2 Samuel 13:27:82 Sam.13.27.W8TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-LAKH i-TO et-am-NON ve-ET KOL-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yif-RATS-BO av-sha-LOM va-yish-LAKH i-TO et-am-NON ve-ET KOL-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} appears twice, focusing specificity on Amnon and on kol benei hamelek {כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | kol bə-nē ha-mé-leḵ}.
Root and etymology
m-l-km–l–k
“ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:27
But Absalom pressed him , so he sent with him Amnon and all the king’s sons .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 13:27, 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.13.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.27.W8.S1) and character.