Genesis 17:6:7Gen.17.6.W7TAB
וּמְלָכִ֖ים
umelakhim
“and kings”
- Transliteration
- u-me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- oo-meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /u.mə.laː.ˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-la-KHIM
- clause
u-me-la-KHIM mim-me-KHA ye-tse-U
- sentence
ve-hif-re-TI ot-KHA bi-me-OD me-OD u-ne-tat-TI-kha le-go-YIM u-me-la-KHIM mim-me-KHA ye-tse-U
Exegesis
The final clause introduces umelakhim {וּמְלָכִ֖ים | u-mə-lā-kîm} ‘and kings’ as a new subject, with yetseu {יֵצֵֽאוּ | yē-ṣē-ʾû} ‘they will come out’ indicating future emergence from Abraham’s line, as specified by mimekha {מִמְּךָ | mim-mə-ḵā} ‘from you’.
Root and etymology
מלךmem–lamed–kaf
“reign, king”
In context — Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will bring nations from you, and kings will come from you.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 17:6, so the Hebrew word וּמְלָכִ֖ים (umelakhim) 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.17.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.6.W7.S1) and character.