2 Samuel 21:6:122 Sam.21.6.W12TAB
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh a-NI e-TEN
- sentence
yin-tan-yu-TAN-la-NU shiv-A a-na-SHIM mi-ba-NAV ve-ho-ka-a-NUm la-ye-ho-VAH be-giv-AT sha-UL be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh a-NI e-TEN
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:6
Let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul the chosen of the LORD; and the king said, "I will give them."
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 21:6, 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.21.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.6.W12.S1) and character.