2 Samuel 19:10:122 Sam.19.10.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:11
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ׃
ethammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ET-ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- EET-hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ma-kha-ri-SHIM le-ha-SHIV ET-ham-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-TA LAM-ma a-TEM ma-kha-ri-SHIM le-ha-SHIV ET-ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM a-SHER ma-SHAKH-nu a-LE-nu MET bam-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA LAM-ma a-TEM ma-kha-ri-SHIM le-ha-SHIV ET-ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive construct le-hashiv {לְהָשִׁיב | lə-hā-šîḇ} expresses purpose, governed by the accusative marker et-ha-melekh {אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾet-ham-me-leḵ}, defining the action’s object. English adopts an SVO order to preserve emphasis and temporal aspect while clarifying the interrogative sequence.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:10
And Absalom , whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle, and now why are you silent about bringing back the king ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ׃ (ethammelekh) 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.19.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.10.W12.S1) and character.