2 Samuel 14:12:62 Sam.14.12.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA te-da-BER-NA shiv-KHA-tekha el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-YO-mer da-BE-ri
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-adoni hammelekh {אֶל־אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-ʼă-dō-nî ham-me-leḵ} marks the recipient.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:12
And the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.14.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.12.W6.S1) and character.