2 Samuel 16:6:52 Sam.16.6.W5TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- clause
va-yesa-KEL ba-a-va-NIM et-da-VID ve-et-kol-av-DE ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- sentence
va-yesa-KEL ba-a-va-NIM et-da-VID ve-et-kol-av-DE ha-ME-lekh da-VID ve-khol-ha-AM ve-khol-ha-gi-bo-RIM mi-mi-NO u-mis-se-MO-lo
Exegesis
A series of direct objects is introduced by et {אֶת־ | ’et}, creating a cumulative effect: et-David, ve’et-kol-avdei hamelech David {וְאֶת־כָּל־עַבְדֵ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד | wə-’et-kol-ʿăv-dê ha-me-leḵ Dā-wîd}, followed by ve-kol-ha-’am {וְכָל־הָעָם֙ | wə-kol-hā-‘ām} and ve-kol-hag-gib-bō-rîm {וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִים֔ | wə-kol-ha-gib-bō-rîm}. The construct chain avdei hamelech David ‘servants of King David’ binds the royal office to David.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-lamed-kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:6
And he pelted David and all the servants of King David with stones, and all the people and all the mighty men on his right and on his left.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 16:6, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (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.16.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.6.W5.S1) and character.