Daniel 1:2:5Dan.1.2.W5TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה
melekhyehuda
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yeh-HOO-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jəhuːˈðaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yit-TEN a-do-NAI be-ya-DO et-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA u-mik-TSAT ke-LE BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ye-vi-EM E-rets-shin-AR BET e-lo-HAV
- sentence
va-yit-TEN a-do-NAI be-ya-DO et-ye-ho-ya-KIM ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA u-mik-TSAT ke-LE BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ye-vi-EM E-rets-shin-AR BET e-lo-HAV ve-et-ha-ke-LIM he-VI BET o-TSAR e-lo-HAV
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“ruler”
In context — Daniel 1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into his power, along with some of the vessels from the house of God ; and he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and put the vessels into the treasury of his god.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 1:2, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה (melekhyehuda) 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 Dan.1.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.2.W5.S1) and character.