Isaiah 14:28:2Isa.14.28.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ
- clause
bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ
- sentence
bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
Exegesis
The phrase ha-melekh Achaz {הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז | hā-mé-lek ʾā-ḥáz} ‘King Ahaz’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — Isaiah 14:28
In the year of King Ahaz’s death , this burden came.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:28, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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 Isa.14.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.28.W2.S1) and character.