Jeremiah 21:1:8Jer.21.1.W8TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu
- clause
bish-lo-AKH e-LAV ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu et-pa-she-KHUR ben-mal-ki-YA ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya ha-ko-HEN le-MOR
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET ye-ho-VAH bish-lo-AKH e-LAV ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu et-pa-she-KHUR ben-mal-ki-YA ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya ha-ko-HEN le-MOR
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“king”
In context — Jeremiah 21:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.21.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.1.W8.S1) and character.