2 Samuel 19:30:32 Sam.19.30.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:31
אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer me-fi-VO-shet el-ha-ME-lekh GAM et-ha-KOL yik-KAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer me-fi-VO-shet el-ha-ME-lekh GAM et-ha-KOL yik-KAKH a-kha-RE a-sher-BA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh be-sha-LOM el-BE-to
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el hamelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ} marks respectful address.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:30
And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has come in peace to his house.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:30, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.19.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.30.W3.S1) and character.