Jeremiah 22:4:10Jer.22.4.W10TAB
מְלָכִים֩
melakhim
“kings”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /məlaˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-la-KHIM yo-she-VIM le-da-VID
- clause
u-va-U ve-sha-a-RE ha-BA-yit ha-ZE me-la-KHIM yo-she-VIM le-da-VID al-ki-se-O ro-khe-VIM ba-RE-khev u-va-su-SIM HU ve-av-DO va-a-va-DAV ve-a-MO
- sentence
KI IM-a-SO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE u-va-U ve-sha-a-RE ha-BA-yit ha-ZE me-la-KHIM yo-she-VIM le-da-VID al-ki-se-O ro-khe-VIM ba-RE-khev u-va-su-SIM HU ve-av-DO va-a-va-DAV ve-a-MO
Exegesis
The sequence melakhim yoshvim {מְלָכִים יֹשְׁבִים | mə-lā-ḵîm yō-šə-ḇîm}, rokhvim {רֹֽכְבִים | ro-ḵə-ḇîm}, u-ba-susim {וּבַסּוּסִים | û-ḇas-sû-sîm} forms a triadic parallelism of royal display.
In context — Jeremiah 22:4
For if you do this thing , then kings sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses—the king himself, his servants, and his people—will enter through the gates of this house .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 22:4, so the Hebrew word מְלָכִים֩ (melakhim) 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.22.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.4.W10.S1) and character.