2 Samuel 15:21:82 Sam.15.21.W8TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /haˈmːɛlɛx/
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
a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
khai-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh KI im-bi-me-KOM a-SHER yih-ye-SHAM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh im-le-MA-vet im-le-kha-YIM ki-SHAM yih-YE av-de-KHA
- sentence
va-YA-an i-TAI et-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MAR khai-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEI a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh KI im-bi-me-KOM a-SHER yih-ye-SHAM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh im-le-MA-vet im-le-kha-YIM ki-SHAM yih-YE av-de-KHA
Exegesis
The twin oath formulas ḥay Yə-hō-wāh {חַי־יְהוָה | ḥay Yə-hō-wāh} ‘as the LORD lives’ and wə-ḥē ʼăḏônî hammeleḵ {וְחֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | wə-ḥē ʼăḏônî hammeleḵ} ‘and as my lord the king lives’ underscore solemn allegiance.
The particles kî ʼim {כִּי אִם | kî ʼim} mark affirmation, leading into the relative clause bimqôm ʼăšêr yihyēh šām ʼăḏônî hammeleḵ {בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה־שָּׁם אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | bimqôm ʼăšêr yihyēh šām ʼăḏônî hammeleḵ} ‘in the place where my lord the king is.’
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:21
And Ittai answered the king and said, “As the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives, surely wherever my lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, that is where your servant will be.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.15.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.21.W8.S1) and character.