Jeremiah 25:19:2Jer.25.19.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih-tsah-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Egypt
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
et-PAR-o ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
et-PAR-o ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim ve-et-a-va-DA-v ve-et-sa-RA-v ve-et-KAL-am-MO
Exegesis
This repetition emphasizes the total scope of those addressed: Pharaoh {פַּרְעֹ֧ה | par-ʿōh} ‘Pharaoh’, the regnal title melekh {מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me-lekh} combined with the place-name Mitzrayim {מִצְרַ֛יִם | miṣ-ra-yim} ‘Egypt’, followed by his servants ʿavadav {עֲבָדָ֥יו | ʿa-va-dav} ‘servants’, sarav {שָׂרָ֖יו | sa-ra-v} ‘officials’, and kol ammo {כָּל־עַמּוֹ | kol ʿam-mo} ‘all his people’.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule”
In context — Jeremiah 25:19
Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials , and all his people .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 25:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 25:19, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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.25.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.25.19.W2.S1) and character.