2 Samuel 16:8:132 Sam.16.8.W13TAB
אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
ethamelukha
“the kingdom”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-me-lu-KHA
- Extended
- eht-hah-meh-loo-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ham.məluːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kingdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-me-lu-KHA
- clause
he-SHIV a-LE-kha ye-ho-VAH KOL de-ME BET-sha-UL a-SHER ma-LAKH-ta ta-KHA-to ta-KHE-taiv va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH et-ha-me-lu-KHA be-YAD av-sha-LOM be-NE-kha
- sentence
he-SHIV a-LE-kha ye-ho-VAH KOL de-ME BET-sha-UL a-SHER ma-LAKH-ta ta-KHA-to ta-KHE-taiv va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH et-ha-me-lu-KHA be-YAD av-sha-LOM be-NE-kha ve-hin-NE-kha be-ra-a-TE-kha KI ISH da-MIM a-TA
Exegesis
Finally, the causal clause ki ish damim attah {כִּי אִישׁ דָּמִים אָתָּה | kî ’îš dā-mîm ’at-tāh} uses a substantive predicate to underscore David’s identity as a man marked by bloodshed. The repetition of YHWH underscores covenantal accountability and the thematic link between guilt and retributive justice.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:8
The LORD has repaid you for all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you reigned, and has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. And now you stand in your calamity, because you are a bloodstained man.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 16:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה (ethamelukha) 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.16.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.8.W13.S1) and character.