2 Samuel 19:5:32 Sam.19.5.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:6
אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hammɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit
- clause
va-VA yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER ho-VASH-ta ha-YOM et-pe-NE kol-a-va-DE-kha
- sentence
va-VA yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER ho-VASH-ta ha-YOM et-pe-NE kol-a-va-DE-kha ham-me-mal-TIM et-naf-SHE-kha ha-YOM ve-ET NE-fesh ba-NE-kha u-ve-no-TE-kha ve-NE-fesh na-SHE-kha ve-NE-fesh pi-lag-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-ha-melekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ} ‘to the king’ and the directive ha-bayta {הַבָּיְתָה | habbāyṯāh} ‘into the house’ denote approach and entry into royal presence.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign; to rule”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:5
And Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have shamed all your servants who delivered your life and the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.5.W3.S1) and character.