2 Samuel 14:11:32 Sam.14.11.W3TAB

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

Result
הַ + מֶּ֜ + לֶךְ
ha + me + lekh
hamelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI

  4. sentence

    va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI va-YO-mer KHAI-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT be-NE-kh AR-tse

Root and etymology

m-l-k

king, ruler

In context2 Samuel 14:11

She said, “Let the king now remember the LORD your God , so that the avenger may not multiply to destroy my son.” And he said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 14:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:11, 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.14.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.11.W3.S1) and character.