2 Samuel 19:40:102 Sam.19.40.W10TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:41
אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
ethammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-A-VOR ham-ME-lekh ha-gil-ga-LA ve-khim-HAN a-VAR im-MO ve-khol-AM ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ham-ME-lekh ve-GAM kha-TSI AM yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The definite noun ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamelekh} serves as subject, while the locative ha-gilgalāh {הַגִּלְגָּלָה | haggilgalāh} indicates destination.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:40
And the king crossed over to Gilgal , and Kimham went with him. All the people of Judah escorted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:40:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 19:40, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ethammelekh) 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.19.40.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.40.W10.S1) and character.