Proverbs 20:2:4Prov.20.2.W4TAB
מֶ֑לֶךְ
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- clause
NA-ham kak-ke-FIR E-mat ME-lekh
- sentence
NA-ham kak-ke-FIR E-mat ME-lekh mi-ta-be-RO kho-TE naf-SHO
Exegesis
The construct phrase eimat mêleḵ {אֵימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ | êmat mêleḵ} ‘terror of a king’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, be king”
In context — Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a young lion; whoever provokes his anger sins against his own soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:2, so the Hebrew word מֶ֑לֶךְ (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 Prov.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.2.W4.S1) and character.