Jeremiah 17:20:5Jer.17.20.W5TAB
מַלְכֵ֤י
malkhei
“kings of”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHEI
- Extended
- mahl-KHEE
- IPA
- /malˈχeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
mal-KHEI
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
Successive construct chains specify the audience: malkhei Yehudah {מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה | mal-kê yə-hū-ḏāh} ‘kings of Judah,’ vekhol Yehudah {וְכֹל יְהוּדָה | wə-ḵōl yə-hū-ḏāh} ‘and all Judah,’ and vekhol yoshvei Yerushalayim {וְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם | wə-ḵōl yōš-ḇê yə-rū-šā-lai-im} ‘and all inhabitants of Jerusalem.’
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — Jeremiah 17:20
And you shall say to them, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:20, so the Hebrew word מַלְכֵ֤י (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.17.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.20.W5.S1) and character.