Genesis 14:2:4Gen.14.2.W4TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- 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 se-DOM
- clause
a-SU mil-kha-MA et-be-RA ME-lekh se-DOM ve-et-bir-SHA ME-lekh a-mo-RA
- sentence
a-SU mil-kha-MA et-be-RA ME-lekh se-DOM ve-et-bir-SHA ME-lekh a-mo-RA shin-AV ME-lekh ad-MA ve-shem-E-ver ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh be-LA HI tso-AR
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} and its conjunctive counterpart veʾet {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} introduce a coordinated series of direct objects, each consisting of a king and his city, e.g., bera melech sedom {בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם | be-raʿ me-leḵ sə-ḏōm} “Bera, king of Sodom” and birsha melech amorah {בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה | bir-šaʿ me-leḵ ʿă-mō-rāh} “Birsha, king of Gomorrah.” The repeated pattern king + city, joined by simple conjunctions, produces a rhythmic, catalog-like listing that gives equal prominence to each coalition member.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — Genesis 14:2
They made war against Bera king of Sodom, against Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 14:2, 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.2.W4.S1) and character.