2 Samuel 16:14:22 Sam.16.14.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

Result
הַ + מֶּ֛ + לֶךְ
ha + me + lekh
hamelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-VA ha-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    va-VA ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO a-ye-FIM

  4. sentence

    va-VA ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO a-ye-FIM va-yin-na-FESH SHAM

Exegesis

The coordinated subject hamelekh vekhol-haam {הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָם | ham-me-leḵ wə-ḵāl-hā-ʾam} frames king and people together.

Root and etymology

m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf

king, ruler

In context2 Samuel 16:14

And the king came, and all the people who were with him were weary , and he refreshed himself there .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 16:14, 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.14.W2.S1) and character.