2 Samuel 19:14:72 Sam.19.14.W7TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:15
אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-le-KHU el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU el-ha-ME-lekh SHUV a-TA ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha
- sentence
va-YAT ET-le-VAV kol-Ish-ye-hu-DA ke-ISH e-KHAD va-yish-le-KHU el-ha-ME-lekh SHUV a-TA ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha
Exegesis
The locative phrase ʾel-ham-me-lēḵ {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-ham-me-lēḵ} sets the formal addressee, and the plural construct wə-kōl-ʿă-vā-ḏê-ḵā {וְכָל־עֲבָדֶיךָ | wə-kōl-ʿă-vā-ḏê-ḵā} broadens the appeal to the king’s retinue.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:14
And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they sent to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 19:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.19.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.14.W7.S1) and character.