2 Samuel 19:1:42 Sam.19.1.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:2
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-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
ham-ME-lekh
- clause
hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yug-GAD le-yo-AV hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The interjection hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnēh} ‘behold’ immediately draws attention to the subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-méleḵ} ‘the king’, which is then described by the participle bocheh {בֹּכֶה | bō-kē} ‘is weeping’ to denote an ongoing action.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:1
And it was told to Joab that behold , the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.19.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.1.W4.S1) and character.