2 Samuel 13:35:32 Sam.13.35.W3TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u kid-VAR av-de-KHA KEN ha-YA
Exegesis
The proper name Jonadab {יֽוֹנָדָב֙ | yō-nā-ḏāv} functions as the subject, introduced by the prepositional phrase el-ha-melekh {אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ʾel-ham-mé-lekh} ‘to the king’.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:35
And Jonadab said to the king, “Behold , the king’s sons have come, according to the word of your servant , so it has happened.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:35, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.13.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.35.W3.S1) and character.