Jeremiah 21:11:2Jer.21.11.W2TAB

מֶ֣לֶךְ

melekh

king of

Transliteration
ME-lekh
Extended
MEH-lehkh
IPA
/ˈmɛ.lɛx/

Meaning by language

English
king of

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Result
מֶ֣ + לֶךְ
me + lekh
melekh

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

  3. sentence

    u-le-VET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VA

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ulebeit {וּלְבֵית֙ | û-lə-ḇêṯ} marks the audience by linking in construct with melekh Yehudah {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | me-leḵ yə-hû-ḏāh}.

Root and etymology

m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf

king

In contextJeremiah 21:11

And say to the household of the king of Judah, “Hear the word of the LORD .”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:11, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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 Jer.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.11.W2.S1) and character.