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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-VA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-VA ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO a-ye-FIM
- 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 context — 2 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.