Daniel 11:25:8Dan.11.25.W8TAB

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ

umelekh

and the king of

Transliteration
u-ME-lekh
Extended
oo-MEH-lehkh
IPA
/u.ˈmɛlɛx/

Meaning by language

English
and the king of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + מֶ֣ + לֶךְ
u + me + lekh
umelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev

  3. clause

    ve-ya-ER ko-KHO u-le-va-VO al-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL u-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev yit-ga-RE lam-mil-kha-MA be-kha-YEEL-ga-DOL ve-a-TSUM ad-me-OD

  4. sentence

    ve-ya-ER ko-KHO u-le-va-VO al-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL u-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev yit-ga-RE lam-mil-kha-MA be-kha-YEEL-ga-DOL ve-a-TSUM ad-me-OD ve-LO ya-a-MOD ki-yakh-she-VU a-LA-v ma-kha-sha-VOT

Exegesis

In the next clause the focus shifts to the southern king introduced by u-melekh han-negoḇ yitgareh la-milḥamah {וּמֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב יִתְגָּרֶה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | u-me-leḵ han-nė-gev yit-ga-reh la-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘and the king of the south shall wage war,’ where the Hithpael stem conveys an intensive or reflexive action of engaging in battle.

Root and etymology

m-l-k

king, ruler

In contextDaniel 11:25

And he will stir up his strength and his heart against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south will join battle with a very great and very strong force, but he will not stand, because plans will be devised against him.

About this coordinate

Daniel 11:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 11:25, so the Hebrew word וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (umelekh) 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.11.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.25.W8.S1) and character.