Daniel 11:3:2Dan.11.3.W2TAB

מֶ֣לֶךְ

melekh

a king

Transliteration
ME-lekh
Extended
MEH-lehkh
IPA
/ˈmɛ.lɛx/

Meaning by language

English
a king

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֶ֣ + לֶךְ
me + lekh
melekh

Alphabet Analysis

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

    ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ME-lekh gi-BOR

  3. clause

    ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO

Exegesis

The noun phrase melekh gibbor {מֶלֶךְ גִּבּוֹר | me-leḵ gib-bōr} ‘mighty king’ employs an attributive adjective to depict strength.

Root and etymology

m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph

to reign, have authority

In contextDaniel 11:3

And a mighty king shall arise, and he shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

About this coordinate

Daniel 11:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 11:3, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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 Dan.11.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.3.W2.S1) and character.