2 Samuel 19:28:92 Sam.19.28.W9TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:29
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
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
KI LO ha-YA KAL-BET a-VI KI im-a-ne-SHE-MA-vet la-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-ta-SHET et-av-de-KHA be-okh-LE shul-kha-NE-kha
- sentence
KI LO ha-YA KAL-BET a-VI KI im-a-ne-SHE-MA-vet la-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-ta-SHET et-av-de-KHA be-okh-LE shul-kha-NE-kha u-ma-YESH-LI OD tse-da-KA ve-liz-OK OD el-ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:28
All the house of my father were only men deserving death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at the table of my lord the king. So what right do I have still to cry out any more to the king?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 19:28, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.19.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.28.W9.S1) and character.