Isaiah 20:6:14Isa.20.6.W14TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 a-SHUR
- clause
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
Exegesis
The infinitive lehinatzel {לְהִנָּצֵל | lə-hin-nā-ṣēl} marks the purpose of deliverance from mipenei melek Ashur {מִפְּנֵי מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר | mip-pᵉ-nê me-leḵ ʾa-šûr}, naming Assyria.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to rule”
In context — Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:6:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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 Isa.20.6.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W14.S1) and character.