2 Samuel 19:23:22 Sam.19.23.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:24
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT va-yish-SHA-va LO ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The subject hamelek {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammēleḵ} ‘the king’ governs the clause, followed by the prepositional phrase el-Shimei {אֶל־שִׁמְעִי | ʾel Šimʿī} as an indirect object.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:23
And the king said to Shimei, “You will not die .” And the king swore to him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:23, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (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.19.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.23.W2.S1) and character.