Jeremiah 21:4:15Jer.21.4.W15TAB
אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ
etmelekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- et-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
et-ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-SEV et-ke-LE ha-mil-kha-MA a-SHER be-yed-KHEM a-SHER a-TEM nil-kha-MIM BAM et-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-et-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-LE-khem mi-KHUTS la-kho-MA
- sentence
KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NI me-SEV et-ke-LE ha-mil-kha-MA a-SHER be-yed-KHEM a-SHER a-TEM nil-kha-MIM BAM et-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-et-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-LE-khem mi-KHUTS la-kho-MA ve-a-saf-TI o-TAM el-TOKH ha-IR ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The direct objects melech Bavel {מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל | me-lē-ke bā-vel} and hakkasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּים | ha-kas-dîm} are linked by hatzarim {הַצָּרִים | ha-ṣā-rîm} (“besieging”) and located by michutz la-chomah {מִחוּץ לַחֻמָּה | mi-ḥûṣ la-ḥō-māh} (“outside the wall”).
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“king”
In context — Jeremiah 21:4
Thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am turning back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will gather them into the midst of this city.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ (etmelekh) 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.21.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.4.W15.S1) and character.