2 Samuel 13:6:52 Sam.13.6.W5TAB
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
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
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
- sentence
va-yish-KAV am-NON va-yit-KHAL va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh lir-o-TO va-YO-mer am-NON el-ha-ME-lekh ta-VO-na ta-MAR a-kho-TI u-te-la-BEV le-e-NAI she-TEI le-vi-VOT ve-ev-RE mi-ya-DA
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:6
And Amnon lay down and made himself sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:6, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (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.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.6.W5.S1) and character.