Jeremiah 23:5:10Jer.23.5.W10TAB
מֶ֙לֶךְ֙
melekh
“as king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- as 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
u-ma-LAKH ME-lekh
- clause
u-ma-LAKH ME-lekh ve-his-KIL ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA ba-A-rets
- sentence
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ha-ki-MO-ti le-da-VID TSE-makh tsa-DIK u-ma-LAKH ME-lekh ve-his-KIL ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA ba-A-rets
Exegesis
A sequence of perfect verbs—u-ma-lakh {וּמָלַךְ | u-mā-lakh} ‘he will reign’, ve-his-kil {וְהִשְׂכִּיל | ve-his-qîl} ‘he will act wisely’, and ve-asah {וְעָשָׂה | ve-ʿa-sāh} ‘he will do’—outlines the Branch’s governance.
In context — Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch , and He will reign as king and act wisely, and He will do justice and righteousness in the land.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 23:5, so the Hebrew word מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.23.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.5.W10.S1) and character.