Genesis 14:17:2Gen.14.17.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם֮
melekhsedom
“the king of Sodom”
- Transliteration
- me-lekh-se-DOM
- Extended
- meh-lekh-seh-DOHM
- IPA
- /mɛ.lɛx.səˈðoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Sodom
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-lekh-se-DOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM
- clause
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO el-E-mek sha-VE HU E-mek ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The construct chain melech-sedom {מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם | me-lekh-sə-ḏōm} ‘king of Sodom’ binds the title to the city name.
Root and etymology
מ-ל-ך
“to rule, be king”
In context — Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from striking down Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, to the Valley of Shaveh , which is the Valley of the King .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:17, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם֮ (melekhsedom) 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 Gen.14.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.17.W2.S1) and character.