2 Samuel 19:42:172 Sam.19.42.W17TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:43
מִן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
minhamelekh
“from the king”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- mihn-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /min.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
min-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
- sentence
va-YA-an KOL-ISH ye-hu-DA AL-ISH yis-ra-EL ki-ka-ROV ha-ME-lekh E-lai ve-LA-ma ZE kha-RA le-KHA al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE he-a-KHOL a-KHAL-nu min-ha-ME-lekh im-nis-SET nis-SA LA-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} marks the causal clause ham-melekh qā-rōv ’ê-lay {הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ קָרֹב֙ אֵלַ֑י | ham-melekh qā-rōv ’ê-lay} “the king is near to me/us,” where the adjective qā-rōv conveys kinship.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:42
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to us . Why are you angry about our bringing back the king? Have we eaten any of the king’s food or received anything for ourselves?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:42:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Samuel 19:42, so the Hebrew word מִן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (minhamelekh) 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.19.42.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.42.W17.S1) and character.