Proverbs 20:26:3Prov.20.26.W3TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- clause
me-za-RE re-sha-IM ME-lekh kha-KHAM
- sentence
me-za-RE re-sha-IM ME-lekh kha-KHAM va-ya-SHEV a-le-HEM o-FAN
Exegesis
The nominal phrase מֶלֶךְ חָכָם {מֶלֶךְ חָכָם | mĕ-lĕ-ḵ ḥā-kām} functions as a qualitative apposition, with the adjective following the noun for emphasis on wisdom.
Root and etymology
m-l-km-l-k
“to rule”
In context — Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel upon them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:26, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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.20.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.26.W3.S1) and character.