2 Samuel 14:13:92 Sam.14.13.W9TAB

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ

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

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

    u-mi-da-BER ha-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    u-mi-da-BER ha-ME-lekh ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ke-a-SHEM le-vil-TI ha-SHIV ha-ME-lekh et-nid-KHO

  4. sentence

    va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA ve-la-MA kha-SHAV-te ka-ZOT al-AM e-lo-HIM u-mi-da-BER ha-ME-lekh ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ke-a-SHEM le-vil-TI ha-SHIV ha-ME-lekh et-nid-KHO

Exegesis

The repetition of hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-me-leḵ} ‘the king’ bookends the critique, underscoring personal responsibility.

Root and etymology

m-l-k

king, ruler

In context2 Samuel 14:13

And the woman said, “So why have you planned such a thing against the people of God ? By speaking this word, the king renders himself guilty, for the king does not bring back his banished one .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 14:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 14:13, 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.14.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.13.W9.S1) and character.