2 Samuel 19:38:22 Sam.19.38.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:39
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh i-TI ya-a-VOR kim-HA-m va-a-NI e-e-SE-LLO et-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha ve-KHOL a-SHER-tiv-KHAR a-LAI e-e-SE-LLAKH
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ} ‘the king’ asserts royal authority.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:38
And the king said, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your eyes. Whatever you choose for me to do, I will do for you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:38, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.19.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.38.W2.S1) and character.