Jeremiah 22:11:6Jer.22.11.W6TAB
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
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE lo-ya-SHUV SHAM OD
Exegesis
The construct melekh Yehudah {מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | me-leḵ yə-hū-ḏāh} “king of Judah” and the participle ha-molekh {הַמֹּלֵךְ | ha-mō-lēk} with takhat Yoshiyahu aviv {תַּחַת יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ אָבִיו | ṭa-ḥat yō-šî-yā-hû ʾā-ḇîw} “in place of his father Josiah” detail the succession.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to rule, reign”
In context — Jeremiah 22:11
For thus says the LORD concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned in place of his father Josiah, who went out from this place: He will not return there again.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 22:11, 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.22.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.11.W6.S1) and character.