Numbers 23:21:11Num.23.21.W11TAB
מֶ֖לֶךְ
melekh
“of a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a 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
u-te-RU-at ME-lekh
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO
- sentence
lo-hi-BIT A-ven be-ya-a-KOV ve-lo-ra-AH a-MAL be-yis-ra-EL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive u-teru‘at {וּתְרוּעַ֥ת | ū-terûʿāṯ} ‘and shout’ precedes melek {מֶלֶךְ | melek} ‘king’ and bo {בּֽוֹ | bō} ‘in him,’ extending the metaphor of royal triumph. English syntax preserves Hebrew paratactic style and asyndeton to maintain emphasis and cohesion.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to rule, be king”
In context — Numbers 23:21
He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen trouble in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 23:21, so the Hebrew word מֶ֖לֶךְ (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.23.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.21.W11.S1) and character.