2 Samuel 19:29:32 Sam.19.29.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:30
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh la-MA te-da-BER OD de-va-RE-kha a-MAR-ti a-TA ve-tsi-VA takh-le-KU ET-ha-SA-de
Exegesis
Topicalized ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} ‘the king’ asserts royal authority.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:29
The king said to him, “Why do you still speak your words? I have spoken: you and Ziba shall divide the field .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:29, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.19.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.29.W3.S1) and character.