Job 18:14:5Job.18.14.W5TAB
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ME-lekh bal-la-HOT
- clause
ve-tas-e-DE-hu le-ME-lekh bal-la-HOT
- sentence
yin-na-TEK me-A-ho-lo miv-ta-KHO ve-tas-e-DE-hu le-ME-lekh bal-la-HOT
Exegesis
The goal phrase lemelekh ballahot {לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת | ləmeleḵ ballāhôṯ} forms a construct chain where ‘king of terrors’ personifies dread as an overwhelming ruler. English renders the sequence to preserve the parallel losses followed by the forced destiny under terror’s dominion.
In context — Job 18:14
He is torn away from his tent and from his security , and he is marched to the king of terrors .
About this coordinate
Job 18:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:14, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.18.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.14.W5.S1) and character.