Hosea 13:11:2Hos.13.11.W2TAB
מֶ֙לֶךְ֙
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
מֶ֙ + לֶךְ֙
↓
me + lekh
↓
melekh
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
e-TEN-le-KHA ME-lekh
- sentence
e-TEN-le-KHA ME-lekh be-a-PI ve-e-KAKH be-ev-ra-TI
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — Hosea 13:11
I gave you a king in My anger, and I took him away in My wrath.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 13:11, so the Hebrew word מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.13.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.11.W2.S1) and character.