Numbers 21:26:10Num.21.26.W10TAB
בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ
bemelekh
“against the king”
- Transliteration
- be-ME-lekh
- Extended
- beh-ME-lekh
- IPA
- /bəˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-ME-lekh mo-AV
- clause
ve-HU nil-KHAM be-ME-lekh mo-AV ha-ri-SHON va-yik-KAKH ET-kol-artSO mi-ya-DO ad-ar-NON
- sentence
KI khesh-BON IR si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI HI ve-HU nil-KHAM be-ME-lekh mo-AV ha-ri-SHON va-yik-KAKH ET-kol-artSO mi-ya-DO ad-ar-NON
Exegesis
The phrase be-melek moav harishon {בְּמֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב הָרִאשׁוֹן | bə-mê-lek mô-ʾāv hā-rî-ʾôn} identifies the adversary.
Root and etymology
RootM-L-K
“to reign”
In context — Numbers 21:26
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon, king of the Amorites , and it was he who fought against the first king of Moab and took his entire territory from his hand as far as the Arnon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:26, so the Hebrew word בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ (bemelekh) 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.21.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.26.W10.S1) and character.