Job 15:24:5Job.15.24.W5TAB
כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ
kemelekh
“like a king”
- Transliteration
- ke-ME-lekh
- Extended
- keh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /kəˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ME-lekh a-TID la-KI-dor
- clause
tit-ke-FE-hu ke-ME-lekh a-TID la-KI-dor
- sentence
ye-va-a-TE-hu TSAR u-me-tsu-KA tit-ke-FE-hu ke-ME-lekh a-TID la-KI-dor
Exegesis
The simile introduced by kemelekh {כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ | kəmélekh} ‘like a king’ portrays the assault as organized and unstoppable, and atid {עָתִ֬יד | ʿātîd} ‘ready’ with lakkidor {לַכִּידֽוֹר | lakkîdôr} ‘for attack’ frames the fear as a military threat already poised to strike. English rendering keeps the two balanced clauses and carries the king-comparison at the end to preserve the verse’s climactic imagery.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — Job 15:24
Distress and anguish terrify him; it overpowers him like a king ready for attack .
About this coordinate
Job 15:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 15:24, so the Hebrew word כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ (kemelekh) 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 Job.15.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.24.W5.S1) and character.