Isaiah 39:7:11Isa.39.7.W11TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“of the king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the king
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
u-mib-ba-NE-kha a-SHER ye-tse-U mim-me-KHA a-SHER to-LID yik-ka-KHU ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain bəhēyḵāl melek Bāvel {בְּהֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל | bə-hēy-ḵāl mé-leḵ bā-vel} tightly links location and authority, situating these eunuchs within the Babylonian royal court.
In context — Isaiah 39:7
And of your sons who will come from you and whom you will beget, they will take them away and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 39:7, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.39.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.7.W11.S1) and character.