Numbers 22:10:6Num.22.10.W6TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
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 mo-AV
- clause
ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
Exegesis
The construct chain Balak ben-Tsippor melekh Moav {בָּלָ֧ק בֶּן־צִפֹּ֛ר מֶ֥לֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב | Bālaḳ ben-Ṣiṗpor meleḵ Mōʼāḇ} preserves patronymic and royal title.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“king, to reign”
In context — Numbers 22:10
Balaam said to God , "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 22:10, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.22.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.10.W6.S1) and character.