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

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Result
מֶ֙ + לֶךְ֙
me + lekh
melekh

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-TEN-le-KHA ME-lekh

  3. 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 contextHosea 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.