Deuteronomy 17:15:4Deut.17.15.W4TAB
מֶ֔לֶךְ
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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
- clause
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 17:15, 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 Deut.17.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W4.S1) and character.