Genesis 14:22:3Gen.14.22.W3TAB
אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
elmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔel.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh se-DOM
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el melekh Sedom {אֶל־מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם | ʾel-me-le-ḵ sə-ḏōm} marks the human addressee, contrasting Abram’s allegiance with earthly power.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:22, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (elmelekh) 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.14.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.22.W3.S1) and character.