2 Samuel 15:25:22 Sam.15.25.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR im-em-TSA KHEN be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-shi-VA-ni ve-hir-A-ni o-TO ve-et-na-VE-hu
Exegesis
The subject ha-melekh {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha-melekh} ‘the king’ follows immediately, identifying David as speaker.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:25
And the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD , then He will bring me back and let me see it and its dwelling place .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.15.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.25.W2.S1) and character.