2 Samuel 19:39:42 Sam.19.39.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:40
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
vehamelekh
“and the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /wəhamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ME-lekh A-VAR
- clause
va-ya-A-VOR kul-ha-AM et-ha-yar-DEN ve-ha-ME-lekh A-VAR
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR kul-ha-AM et-ha-yar-DEN ve-ha-ME-lekh A-VAR va-yish-SHAK ha-ME-lekh le-var-zi-LAI va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu va-ya-SHAV lim-ko-MO
Exegesis
The repetition of vehamelekh {וְהַמֶּלֶךְ | wə-ham-mě-lěḵ} emphasizes the central role of the king.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:39
And all the people crossed the Jordan , and the king crossed; the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:39, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (vehamelekh) 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.19.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.39.W4.S1) and character.