2 Samuel 19:15:122 Sam.19.15.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:16
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} 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-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-a-VIR et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
vi-ye-hu-DA BA ha-gil-ga-LA la-LE-khet lik-RAT ha-ME-lekh le-ha-a-VIR et-ha-ME-lekh et-ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-YA-shav ha-ME-lekh va-ya-BO ad-ha-yar-DEN vi-ye-hu-DA BA ha-gil-ga-LA la-LE-khet lik-RAT ha-ME-lekh le-ha-a-VIR et-ha-ME-lekh et-ha-yar-DEN
Root and etymology
consonantsm-l-k
“to rule, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:15
And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan , and Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king and to bring him across the Jordan.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ethamelekh) 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.19.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.15.W12.S1) and character.