2 Samuel 19:19:22 Sam.19.19.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:20
אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈm.mɛlɛx/
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-YO-mer el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer el-ha-ME-lekh al-ya-kha-SHAV-LI a-do-NI A-von ve-al-tiz-KOR ET a-SHER he-e-VA av-de-KHA ba-YOM a-sher-ya-TSA a-do-NI-ha-ME-lekh mi-ru-sha-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ha-ME-lekh al-ya-kha-SHAV-LI a-do-NI A-von ve-al-tiz-KOR ET a-SHER he-e-VA av-de-KHA ba-YOM a-sher-ya-TSA a-do-NI-ha-ME-lekh mi-ru-sha-LAM la-SUM ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said’, followed by direct address to ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammēleḵ} ‘the king’.
Two polite prohibitions employ the negative particle al {אַל | ʾal} with the imperfect aspect to form jussive commands: al-yakhashav-li {אַל־יַחֲשָׁב־לִי | ʾal-yaḥăšāḇ-lî} ‘let it not be reckoned to me’ and ve-al-tasem {וְאַל־תָּשֵׂם | wə-ʾal-tāsem} ‘and do not place’.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:19
And he said to the king, “Let not my lord consider me guilty, and do not place your servant in your heart concerning the matter I perverted on the day the king left Jerusalem. Let not the king take it to heart.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.19.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.19.W2.S1) and character.