2 Samuel 18:33:22 Sam.18.33.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:1
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-GAZ ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yir-GAZ ha-ME-lekh va-YA-al al-a-li-YAT ha-sha-AR va-YEV-kekh u-ve-KHO a-MAR be-NI av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI av-sha-LOM mi-yit-TEN mu-TI a-NI takh-te-KHA av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-me-leḵ} ‘the king’ follows the verb, illustrating Biblical Hebrew’s verb–subject order.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was shaken and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept ; and as he was going, he said, “My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—Absalom, my son, my son!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:33, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.18.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.33.W2.S1) and character.