Proverbs 16:13:2Prov.16.13.W2TAB
מְ֭לָכִים
melakhim
“of kings”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- meh-laa-KHEEM
- IPA
- /məlaːˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-la-KHIM
- clause
re-TSO-N me-la-KHIM si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek
- sentence
re-TSO-N me-la-KHIM si-fe-TEI-TSE-dek ve-do-VER ye-sha-RIM ye-e-HAV
Exegesis
The construct chain retson melakhim {רְצוֹן מְלָכִים | rĕ-ṣōn mə-lā-khîm} ‘delight of kings’ links retson {רְצוֹן | rĕ-ṣōn} ‘delight’ and melakhim {מְלָכִים | mə-lā-khîm} ‘kings.’
In context — Proverbs 16:13
Kings delight in righteous lips, and they love the one who speaks what is upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:13, 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.16.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.13.W2.S1) and character.