Proverbs 16:12:2Prov.16.12.W2TAB
מְ֭לָכִים
melakhim
“kings”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- meh-laa-KHEEM
- IPA
- /məlaːˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-la-KHIM
- clause
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha
- sentence
to-a-VAT me-la-KHIM a-SOT RE-sha KI vits-da-KA yi-KON ki-SE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct phrase toevat melakhim {תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים | tô-‘ă-văt mə-lā-khîm}, linking “abomination” to “kings.”
In context — Proverbs 16:12
Wickedness is detestable to kings, for by righteousness the throne is made secure.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:12, so the Hebrew word מְ֭לָכִים (melakhim) 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 Prov.16.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.12.W2.S1) and character.