2 Samuel 19:26:132 Sam.19.26.W13TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:27
אֶת־הַמֶּ֒לֶךְ֒
ethamelekh
“with the king”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- EET-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with 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
ve-E-lekh ET-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
KI-A-mar av-de-KHA ekh-be-SHA-li ha-kha-MOR ve-er-KAV a-LE-ha ve-E-lekh ET-ha-ME-lekh KI fis-SE-akh av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh av-DI rim-MA-ni KI-A-mar av-de-KHA ekh-be-SHA-li ha-kha-MOR ve-er-KAV a-LE-ha ve-E-lekh ET-ha-ME-lekh KI fis-SE-akh av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The vocative phrase ’adoni hamméleḵ {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’ădōnî hamméleḵ} ‘my lord the king’ conveys royal deference.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:26
And he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me , for I said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself, ride on it, and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 19:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֒לֶךְ֒ (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.19.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.26.W13.S1) and character.