Genesis 14:21:2Gen.14.21.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם
melekhsedom
“the king of Sodom”
- Transliteration
- me-lekh-se-DOM
- Extended
- meh-lehkh-se-DOHM
- IPA
- /mɛ.lɛx.sə.ˈðoːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-lekh-se-DOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM
- clause
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer me-lekh-se-DOM el-av-RAM ten-LI ha-NE-fesh ve-ha-re-KHUSH kakh-LAKH
Exegesis
The subject is specified as melech Sedom {מֶלֶךְ־סְדֹם | meleḵ-səḏōm} ‘king of Sodom’, a construct chain where the head noun melech governs the proper name Sedom, signaling political authority tied to this particular city.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people , and take the possessions for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:21, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם (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.14.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.21.W2.S1) and character.