Leviticus 20:5:14Lev.20.5.W14TAB
הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ
hamolekh
“the Molech”
- Transliteration
- ha-MO-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MOH-lekh
- IPA
- /hamˈmoːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Molech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ha-MO-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REI ha-MO-lekh
- clause
ve-hikh-ra-TI o-TO ve-ET kol-ha-zo-NIM a-kha-RAV liz-NOT a-kha-REI ha-MO-lekh mi-KE-rev am-AM
- sentence
ve-sam-TI a-NI et-pa-NAI ba-ISH ha-HU u-ve-mish-pakh-TO ve-hikh-ra-TI o-TO ve-ET kol-ha-zo-NIM a-kha-RAV liz-NOT a-kha-REI ha-MO-lekh mi-KE-rev am-AM
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“king (as deity)”
In context — Leviticus 20:5
I will set my face against that man and his family, and I will cut off him and all who prostitute themselves after him to Molech, from among their people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Leviticus 20:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ (hamolekh) 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 Lev.20.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.5.W14.S1) and character.