Isaiah 39:1:7Isa.39.1.W7TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל
melekhbavel
“king of Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛχ.baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Babylon
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yish-MA KI kha-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK
Exegesis
The main clause is driven by shalach {שָׁלַ֡ח | šālaḥ} ‘he sent,’ with an extended appositional identification of the sender (Merodach-baladan) through successive noun phrases and construct relations: ben-baladan {בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן | ben-balʾăḏān} and melech-bavel {מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל | meleḵ-bāḇel}.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–vav–lamed
“to confuse”
In context — Isaiah 39:1
At that time, Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 39:1, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל (melekhbavel) 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.39.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.1.W7.S1) and character.