Jeremiah 17:19:12Jer.17.19.W12TAB

מַלְכֵ֣י

malkhei

kings of

Transliteration
mal-KHEI
Extended
mahl-KHEE
IPA
/malˈxeː/

Meaning by language

English
kings of

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Result
מַלְ + כֵ֣י
mal + khei
malkhei

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    mal-KHEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO

  4. sentence

    ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO u-ve-KHOL sha-a-REI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

Root and etymology

Rootmem–lamed–kaf

to rule

In contextJeremiah 17:19

Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, the one by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:19, so the Hebrew word מַלְכֵ֣י (malkhei) 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 Jer.17.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.19.W12.S1) and character.