2 Samuel 18:25:42 Sam.18.25.W4TAB
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
lamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- la-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛlɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV
- sentence
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-ka-REV
Root and etymology
m–l–kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:25
The watchman saw and reported to the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he kept coming closer .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.18.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.25.W4.S1) and character.