2 Samuel 18:5:22 Sam.18.5.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The noun hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} ‘the king’ serves as subject, followed by three et markers {אֶת־ | ’et} to specify recipients Joab, Abishai, and Ittai.
The Piel infinitive be-tsavvot {בְּצַוּוֹת | bə-ṣăwwôt} ‘in commanding’ with suffix and the second hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} highlight royal agency, and al-devar {עַל־דְּבַר | ʿal-də-ḇar} ‘concerning’ frames Absalom as the topic of those orders. English rendering preserves the series of commands and clarifies each direct object.
Root and etymology
m–l–kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W2.S1) and character.