Ezekiel 17:16:8Ezek.17.16.W8TAB
הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ
hammamlikh
“the one making reign or appointing as king”
- Transliteration
- ham-mam-LIKH
- Extended
- ham-mahm-LIHKH
- IPA
- /ham.mamˈliːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one making reign or appointing as 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-mam-LIKH
- phraseyour reading level
ham-mam-LIKH o-TO
- clause
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-LO bim-KOM ha-ME-lekh ham-mam-LIKH o-TO a-SHER ba-ZA et-a-LA-to va-a-SHER he-FER et-be-ri-TO
- sentence
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-LO bim-KOM ha-ME-lekh ham-mam-LIKH o-TO a-SHER ba-ZA et-a-LA-to va-a-SHER he-FER et-be-ri-TO it-TO be-TOKH-ba-VEL ya-MUT
Exegesis
The locative clause bimkom hamelekh hamamlikh oto {בִּמְקוֹם הַמֶּלֶךְ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹתוֹ | bim-qōm ham-me-lekh ham-ma-mlîkh ʾō-ṯô} ‘in the place of the king who made him king’ uses a construct chain modified by a participle.
In context — Ezekiel 17:16
As I live—declares the Lord GOD —surely in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he despised , and whose covenant he broke, with him in the midst of Babylon, he shall die.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 17:16, so the Hebrew word הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ (hammamlikh) 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.17.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.16.W8.S1) and character.