2 Samuel 15:19:112 Sam.15.19.W11TAB
עִם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
imhamelekh
“with the king”
- Transliteration
- im-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ihm-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʕim.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
im-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
SHUV ve-SHEV im-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
SHUV ve-SHEV im-ha-ME-lekh ki-na-KHRI a-TA ve-gam-go-LE a-TA lim-ko-ME-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-i-TAI ha-gi-TI la-MA te-LEKH gam-a-TA i-TA-nu SHUV ve-SHEV im-ha-ME-lekh ki-na-KHRI a-TA ve-gam-go-LE a-TA lim-ko-ME-kha
Exegesis
The title hamelekh {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamméleḵ} ‘the king’ functions as subject and addressee anchor.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:19
And the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Return and remain with the king, for you are a foreigner and an exile to your own place.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 15:19, so the Hebrew word עִם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (imhamelekh) 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.15.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.19.W11.S1) and character.