2 Samuel 15:16:62 Sam.15.16.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
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
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
va-ya-a-ZOV ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-a-ZOV ha-ME-lekh ET E-ser na-SHIM pi-lag-SHIM lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-BE-to be-rag-LAV va-ya-a-ZOV ha-ME-lekh ET E-ser na-SHIM pi-lag-SHIM lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The repetition of hamelekh {הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ha·meleḵ} underscores David’s direct involvement.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:16
And the king went out with all his household on foot, and he left ten women, concubines , to guard the house .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 15:16, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.15.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.16.W6.S1) and character.