Jeremiah 22:1:5Jer.22.1.W5TAB
בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ
betmelekh
“house of the king”
- Transliteration
- BET-ME-lekh
- Extended
- BEET-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /beːt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
BET-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH RED BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH RED BET-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ve-di-BAR-ta SHAM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
Exegesis
The construct chain beit-melekh Yehudah {בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה | bêt-me-leḵ yəhû-ḏāh} ‘house of the king of Judah’ specifies the destination.
Root and etymology
מ–ל–ך
“rule, reign”
In context — Jeremiah 22:1
This is what the LORD says: Go down to the king of Judah’s house and speak this word there.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 22:1, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ (betmelekh) 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.22.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.1.W5.S1) and character.