2 Samuel 18:26:132 Sam.18.26.W13TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YAR-e ha-tso-FE ISH-a-KHER RATS va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE el-ha-sho-ER va-yo-MER hi-NE-ISH RATS le-vad-DO va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YAR-e ha-tso-FE ISH-a-KHER RATS va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE el-ha-sho-ER va-yo-MER hi-NE-ISH RATS le-vad-DO va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh gam-ZE me-va-SE
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:26
The watchman saw another man running, and he called to the gate and said, “Look! A man is running alone.” Then the king said, “This one too is bringing news.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.18.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.26.W13.S1) and character.