Jeremiah 22:2:4Jer.22.2.W4TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-yo-SHEV al-ki-SE da-VID a-TA va-a-va-DE-kha ve-am-KHA ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The appositional phrase mê-leḵ yə-hū-ḏāh ha-yō-šēḇ ʿal-kis-sēʾ dā-vid {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא דָוִד | mê-leḵ yə-hū-ḏāh ha-yō-šēḇ ʿal-kis-sēʾ dā-vid} defines the addressee’s royal identity.
Root and etymology
מ–ל–ך
“rule, reign”
In context — Jeremiah 22:2
And you shall say, “Hear the word of the LORD , O king of Judah who sits upon the throne of David—you, your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 22:2, 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.22.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.2.W4.S1) and character.