2 Samuel 19:27:42 Sam.19.27.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:28
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-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
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM va-a-SE hat-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The double honorific titles el-adoni hamelekh {אֶל־אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-ʾă-dō-nî hă-mĕ-leḵ} and va'adoni hamelekh {וַאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | vă-ʾă-dō-nî hă-mĕ-leḵ} reinforce royal protocol and intensity.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:27
He slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like an angel of God ; therefore, do what is good in your eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:27, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.19.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.27.W4.S1) and character.