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
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 ye-hu-DA
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.