2 Samuel 18:4:32 Sam.18.4.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
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
- clause
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive verb vaya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | va-ya-a-mod} ‘and he stood’ repeats the subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-me-lekh}, emphasizing his action, followed by the locative phrase etsel hasha‘ar {אֵצֶל־הַשַּׁעַר | et-sel ha-sha-ar} to establish position.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.18.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W3.S1) and character.