2 Samuel 14:33:32 Sam.14.33.W3TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hammɛːlɛx/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh le-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ’el-hamméleḵ {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’el-hamméleḵ} marks approach to the king, first by Joab and then by Absalom. The Hitpael stem in vayyishtakhu connotes self-directed deep homage.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:33
So Joab came to the king and told him; then he called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed himself with his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ (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.14.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.33.W3.S1) and character.