2 Samuel 13:37:72 Sam.13.37.W7TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ge-SHUR
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-YE-lekh el-tal-MAI ben-e-mi-khoD a-mi-HUD ME-lekh ge-SHUR
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-YE-lekh el-tal-MAI ben-e-mi-khoD a-mi-HUD ME-lekh ge-SHUR va-yit-a-BEL al-be-NO kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
Destination is marked by el-Talmai {אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י | ʾel-tal-ma-y} ‘to Talmai’, further specified through the construct ben-Amihud {בֶּן־עַמִּיהוּד | ben-ʿam-mi-hud} ‘son of Amihud’ and the title melech Geshur {מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר | me-leḵ ge-šur} ‘king of Geshur’, illustrating Hebrew genitival chains for lineage and authority.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:37
And Absalom fled and went to Talmai, the son of Amihud, king of Geshur; and David mourned for his son all the days.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:37, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.13.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.37.W7.S1) and character.