2 Samuel 13:29:102 Sam.13.29.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.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
va-ya-KU-mu kol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu kol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yir-ke-VU ISH al-pir-DO va-ya-NU-su
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU na-a-RE av-sha-LOM le-am-NON ka-a-SHER tsi-VA av-sha-LOM va-ya-KU-mu kol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yir-ke-VU ISH al-pir-DO va-ya-NU-su
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:29
And the young men of Absalom did to Amnon just as Absalom had commanded, and all the king’s sons arose, and each mounted his mule, and they fled .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:29, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.13.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.29.W10.S1) and character.