2 Samuel 3:39:52 Sam.3.39.W5TAB
מֶ֔לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni ye-sha-LEM ye-ho-VAH le-o-SE ha-ra-A ke-ra-a-TO
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 3:39
And today I am gentle , though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are harsher than I am. May the LORD repay the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 3:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 3:39, so the Hebrew word מֶ֔לֶךְ (melekh) 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.3.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.3.39.W5.S1) and character.