2 Samuel 14:22:192 Sam.14.22.W19TAB

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

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 + מֶּ֖ + 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

    a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha

  4. sentence

    va-yi-POL yo-AV el-pa-NAV AR-tsa va-yish-ta-KHU va-ye-va-REKH et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER yo-AV ha-YOM ya-DA av-de-KHA ki-ma-tsa-TI KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh a-sher-a-SA ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR av-DO av-DE-kha

Exegesis

The relative clause asher asah hamelekh {אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ʾăšer-ʿāśâ hamméleḵ} establishes causality for Joab’s confidence.

Root and etymology

m-l-k

king, ruler

In context2 Samuel 14:22

And Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down, and he blessed the king. Then Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king , because the king has fulfilled the word of his servant.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 14:22:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Samuel 14:22, 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.14.22.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.22.W19.S1) and character.