2 Samuel 19:4:52 Sam.19.4.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:5
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /haˈmɛ.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
- clause
ve-ha-ME-lekh la-AT ET-pa-NA-v va-yiz-AK ha-ME-lekh KOL ga-DOL
- sentence
ve-ha-ME-lekh la-AT ET-pa-NA-v va-yiz-AK ha-ME-lekh KOL ga-DOL be-NI av-sha-LOM av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
Exegesis
The repetition of hammēlēkh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammēlēḵ} heightens dramatic emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:4
And the king covered his face and the king cried out with a loud voice , “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.4.W5.S1) and character.