Ezekiel 17:13:3Ezek.17.13.W3TAB
הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
hamelukha
“the royalty”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-lu-KHA
- Extended
- hah-meh-loo-KHAA
- IPA
- /ham.məluːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the royalty
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-lu-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA va-yikh-ROT i-TO be-RIT
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA va-yikh-ROT i-TO be-RIT va-ya-VE o-TO be-a-LA ve-et-E-LE ha-A-rets la-KAKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase mizra hammelukhah {מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה | miẓze-raʿ ham-mĕlûḵâh} ‘from the seed of the kingdom’ specifies extraction of an individual of royal lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“rule, kingship”
In context — Ezekiel 17:13
And he took from the royal seed and made a covenant with him; he brought him under an oath and also took the mighty ones of the land.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 17:13, so the Hebrew word הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה (hamelukha) 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 Ezek.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.13.W3.S1) and character.