2 Samuel 19:20:152 Sam.19.20.W15TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:21
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ׃
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
- clause
ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM ri-SHON le-khol-BET yo-SEF la-RE-det lik-RAT a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
KI ya-DA av-de-KHA KI a-NI kha-ta-TI ve-hin-NE-ba-TI ha-YOM ri-SHON le-khol-BET yo-SEF la-RE-det lik-RAT a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The closing address adoni hamelech {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’ă·dô·nî ham·me·lēḵ} functions as a respectful royal title.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to rule, be king”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:20
For your servant knows that I have sinned, and behold, I have come today as the first from all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ׃ (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.19.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.20.W15.S1) and character.