2 Samuel 15:17:22 Sam.15.17.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAY ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-TSAY ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-rag-LAIV
- sentence
va-ye-TSAY ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-rag-LAIV va-ya-am-DU BET ha-mer-KHAK
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayetse {וַיֵּצֵ֥א | wayyeṣēʾ} ‘and he went out’, introducing hamelekh {הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | hammeleḵ} ‘the king’ as subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:17
And the king went out, and all the people traveled on foot . They halted at the last house .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 15:17, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (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.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.17.W2.S1) and character.