2 Samuel 16:5:22 Sam.16.5.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
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
ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- clause
u-VA ha-ME-lekh da-VID ad-ba-khu-RIM
- sentence
u-VA ha-ME-lekh da-VID ad-ba-khu-RIM ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
Root and etymology
Rootmem-lamed-kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:5
And King David came to Bahurim. And behold , from there came a man from the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei son of Gera; he was coming out, coming out and cursing .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (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.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.5.W2.S1) and character.