2 Samuel 14:29:62 Sam.14.29.W6TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:29
Absalom sent Joab to the king , but Joab was unwilling to come to him. Absalom sent again , but Joab was unwilling to come.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 14:29, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.14.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.29.W6.S1) and character.