2 Samuel 21:5:22 Sam.21.5.W2TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haˈmɛlɛx/
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
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru el-ha-ME-lekh ha-ISH a-SHER kil-LA-nu va-a-SHER dim-MA-la-NU
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru el-ha-ME-lekh ha-ISH a-SHER kil-LA-nu va-a-SHER dim-MA-la-NU nish-ma-DE-nu me-hit-ya-TSEV be-KHOL-ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:5
And they said to the king, “The man who destroyed us and who plotted against us—we have been destroyed from standing anywhere within all the territory of Israel.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 21:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.5.W2.S1) and character.