2 Samuel 13:39:32 Sam.13.39.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
da-VID ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
Exegesis
Following this, the proper name David ha-melekh {דָּוִד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | Dā-wîd ham-mé-leḵ} is topicalized.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:39
And King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.13.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W3.S1) and character.