Numbers 21:34:17Num.21.34.W17TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
ve-a-si-TA LO ka-a-SHER a-si-TA le-si-CHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH al-ti-RA o-TO KI ve-yad-KHA na-ta-TI o-TO ve-ET-KOL-am-MO ve-ET-art-SO ve-a-si-TA LO ka-a-SHER a-si-TA le-si-CHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“king”
In context — Numbers 21:34
And the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand along with all his people and his land. And you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon , king of the Amorites, who dwells in Heshbon.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:34:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 21:34, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.21.34.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.34.W17.S1) and character.