Numbers 21:22:12Num.21.22.W12TAB
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
hamelekh
“of the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the king
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 | |
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-rekh ha-ME-lekh
- clause
be-DE-rekh ha-ME-lekh nei-LEKH AD a-SHER-na-a-VOR ge-vu-LE-kha
- sentence
e-ev-be-RAH ve-ar-TSE-kha LO ni-TEH be-sa-DEH u-ve-KE-rem LO nish-TEH MEI ve-ER be-DE-rekh ha-ME-lekh nei-LEKH AD a-SHER-na-a-VOR ge-vu-LE-kha
Exegesis
The locative bederekh hamelekh {בְּדֶרֶךְ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | bə-dér-ekh ham-mé-lekh} ‘along the King’s Highway’ designates an official route.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“king”
In context — Numbers 21:22
Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into a field or into a vineyard. We will not drink water from a well. We will go along the King’s Highway until we have passed through your border .
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 21:22, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (hamelekh) 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.21.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.22.W12.S1) and character.