2 Samuel 14:28:72 Sam.14.28.W7TAB
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
- sentence
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM bi-ru-sha-LIM she-na-TA-yim ya-MIM u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
Exegesis
The construct upnei hammelekh {וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ū-pə-nê ham-me-lekh} ‘the face of the king’ conveys audience, and the negative clause lo raah {לֹ֥א רָאָֽה | lōʾ rā-ʾāh} denies that access. English SVO sequencing preserves Absalom’s prolonged residence and estrangement from royal presence.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:28
And Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 14:28, 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.14.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.28.W7.S1) and character.