2 Samuel 15:9:22 Sam.15.9.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
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-LO ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer-LO ha-ME-lekh LEKH be-sha-LOM va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH khev-ro-NA
Exegesis
The phrase lekh bᵊšālôm {לֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁלוֹם | lēḵ bᵊšālôm} ‘go in peace’ pairs an imperative with a prepositional benediction, constituting a farewell blessing.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:9
The king said to him, “Go with peace .” Then he rose and journeyed to Hebron.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 15:9, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.15.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.9.W2.S1) and character.