Genesis 14:8:2Gen.14.8.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֜ם
melekhsedom
“the king of Sodom”
- Transliteration
- me-lekh-se-DOM
- Extended
- meh-lekh-seh-DOHM
- IPA
- /mɛ.lɛx.səˈðoːm/
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-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM
- clause
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM u-ME-lekh a-mo-RA u-ME-lekh a-de-MA u-ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh BE-la hi-TSO-ar
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM u-ME-lekh a-mo-RA u-ME-lekh a-de-MA u-ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh BE-la hi-TSO-ar va-ya-ar-KHU i-TAM mil-kha-MA be-E-mek ha-si-DIM
Exegesis
Each subject is expressed as a nominal phrase “king of X”: melech Sedom {מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם | me-leḵ-sə-ḏōm}, umelech Amorah {וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֗ה | û-me-leḵ ʿă-mō-rāh}, umelech Admah {וּמֶ֤לֶךְ אַדְמָה֙ | û-me-leḵ ʾaḏ-māh}, umelech Tsevoyim {וּמֶ֣לֶךְ צביים צְבוֹיִ֔ם | û-me-leḵ ṣə-ḇō-yim}, and umelech Bela {וּמֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּ֖לַע | û-me-leḵ be-laʿ}. The repeated conjunction waw (“and”) links these clauses paratactically, building a picture of several city-state rulers acting in concert.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Genesis 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up for battle with them in the Valley of Siddim.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 14:8, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֜ם (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.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.8.W2.S1) and character.