Numbers 20:14:5Num.20.14.W5TAB
אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
elmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- el-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔelˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh e-DOM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH mo-SHEH mal-a-KHIM mik-ka-DESH el-ME-lekh e-DOM
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mo-SHEH mal-a-KHIM mik-ka-DESH el-ME-lekh e-DOM KOH a-MAR a-KHI-kha yis-ra-EL a-TA ya-DAT-ta ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-AT-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase miqqādeš {מִקָּדֵ֖שׁ | miqqādeš} ‘from Kadesh’ marks the departure point, followed by el-melekh {אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ | ʾel-meleḵ} ‘to the king’ specifying the addressee.
In context — Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “This is what your brother Israel says: you know about all the hardship that has come upon us.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 20:14, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (elmelekh) 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 Num.20.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.14.W5.S1) and character.