Genesis 14:18:2Gen.14.18.W2TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh sha-LEM
- clause
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin
- sentence
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
Exegesis
The appositional title melech shalem {מֶלֶךְ שָׁלֵם | me-lekh šā-lēm} ‘king of Salem’ immediately specifies his royal and geographical standing.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, presented bread and wine; he ministered as priest of God Most High .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:18, 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 Gen.14.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.18.W2.S1) and character.