Genesis 14:18:3Gen.14.18.W3TAB
שָׁלֵ֔ם
shalem
“Salem”
- Transliteration
- sha-LEM
- Extended
- shah-LEHM
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Salem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-LEM
- 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.
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 14:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:18, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֵ֔ם (shalem) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.18.W3.S1) and character.