2 Samuel 18:19:72 Sam.18.19.W7TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
- clause
a-MAR a-RU-tsa NA va-a-vas-se-RA et-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-a-khi-MA-ats BEN-tsa-DOK a-MAR a-RU-tsa NA va-a-vas-se-RA et-ha-ME-lekh KI-she-fa-TO ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-ye-VAV
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et-ha-melekh {אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’eṯ-ha-mé-lekh} highlights the king as recipient.
Root and etymology
m–l–kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:19
And Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Let me run, please, and let me bring news to the king, for the LORD has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (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.18.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.19.W7.S1) and character.