2 Samuel 19:18:142 Sam.19.18.W14TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:19
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
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
- sentence
ve-shim-E ven-ge-RA na-FAL lif-NE ha-ME-lekh be-a-ve-RO ba-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct la’avir {לַעֲבִיר | la-ʿă-vîr} ‘to cause to cross over’ introduces a purpose clause with et + beit hamelekh {אֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾet-bêyt hā-me-leḵ} ‘the king’s household’ as its object.
The narrative then shifts focus with ve-Shimei ben-Gera {וְשִׁמְעִי בֶּן־גֵּרָא | wə-šim-ʿê-yî ben-ġê-rā} ‘and Shimei son of Gera’, followed by nafal lifnei hamelekh {נָפַל לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | nā-p̄al li-fnê hā-me-leḵ} ‘fell before the king’.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:18
And a ferry went over to bring over the king’s household and to do what was good in his eyes . And Shimei son of Gera fell before the king as he crossed the Jordan.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 19:18, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.19.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.18.W14.S1) and character.