2 Samuel 19:37:142 Sam.19.37.W14TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:38
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
- phraseyour reading level
im-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-hi-NE av-DE-kha khim-HEM ya-a-VOR im-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-a-SE-LO ET a-sher-TOV be-e-NE-kha
- sentence
ya-SHAV-NA av-DE-kha ve-a-MUT be-i-RI IM KE-ver a-VI ve-i-MI ve-hi-NE av-DE-kha khim-HEM ya-a-VOR im-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh va-a-SE-LO ET a-sher-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:37
Let your servant please remain, that I may die in my city beside the grave of my father and my mother. And behold your servant Kimham —let him cross over with my lord the king and do for him whatever is good in your eyes.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:37:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 19:37, 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.19.37.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.37.W14.S1) and character.