2 Samuel 18:21:62 Sam.18.21.W6TAB
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
lamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- la-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-GED la-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ku-SHI LEKH ha-GED la-ME-lekh a-SHER ra-I-ta va-yish-ta-KHU ku-SHI le-yo-AV va-YA-rats
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative employs a vav-consecutive chain with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing Joab’s speech, followed by the imperatives lekh {לֵךְ | lēḵ} ‘go’ and haged {הַגֵּד | ha-gēd} ‘tell’, which direct the Cushite’s task.
Root and etymology
מ-ל-ך
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:21
And Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” And the Cushite bowed down to Joab and ran.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:21, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lamelekh) 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.18.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.21.W6.S1) and character.