Hosea 13:10:10Hos.13.10.W10TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a king
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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Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ve-sa-RIM
- sentence
e-HI mal-KE-kha e-FO ve-yo-shi-A-kha be-KHAL-a-RE-kha ve-sho-fe-TE-kha a-SHER a-MAR-ta te-NA-li ME-lekh ve-sa-RIM
Exegesis
The relative marker asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a relative clause tied to the earlier leaders, grounding the accusation in Israel’s own prior demand: amarta {אָמַרְתָּ | ʾā-mar-tā} ‘you said’, followed by the direct-speech request tena-li {תְּנָה־לִּי | tə-nāh-lî} ‘give to me’ and the objects melekh {מֶלֶךְ | me-leḵ} ‘a king’ and vesarim {וְשָׂרִים | wə-sā-rîm} ‘and princes’. The overall discourse movement is rhetorical: an implied indictment that what Israel requested cannot supply what Israel needs—salvation.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — Hosea 13:10
Where now is your king , that he may save you in all your cities? And where are your judges , of whom you said, “Give to me a king and princes”?
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Hosea 13:10, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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 Hos.13.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.10.W10.S1) and character.