Daniel 1:5:3Dan.1.5.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH
- sentence
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH u-mik-tsa-TAM ya-a-med-DU lif-NE ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The concluding clause umiktsatam yaamdu lifnei hamelekh {וּמִקְצָתָ֔ם יַעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּלֶךְ | ûmıqṣāṯām yaʿamdû lip̄nê hammēleḵ} serves as a result clause indicating their formal presentation before the king.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, to reign”
In context — Daniel 1:5
And the king set for them a daily portion from the king’s food and from the wine of his drinking, and appointed that they be raised for three years; and at the end of those years they would stand before the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 1:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.1.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.5.W3.S1) and character.