2 Samuel 17:2:132 Sam.17.2.W13TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the king
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 | |
| 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
et-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh le-vad-DO
- sentence
ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh le-vad-DO
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:2
And I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed , and I will startle him , and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king alone.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 17:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ethamelekh) 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.17.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.2.W13.S1) and character.