2 Samuel 14:10:22 Sam.14.10.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ha-me-da-BER e-LA-yikh va-ha-ve-E-to e-LAI ve-LO-YO-sif OD la-GA-at BAKH
Exegesis
The noun phrase hamméleḵ {הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hamméleḵ} identifies the royal speaker.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:10
The king said, “Whoever speaks to you , bring him to me, and he shall not touch you again.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (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.14.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.10.W2.S1) and character.