Proverbs 20:8:1Prov.20.8.W1TAB
מֶ֗לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN
- sentence
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN me-za-RE ve-E-NAV kol-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle phrase melekh yoshev {מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב | mê-lekh yô-šêv} ‘king who sits’, highlighting continuous judicial role.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits upon the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his eyes .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:8, so the Hebrew word מֶ֗לֶךְ (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.20.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.8.W1.S1) and character.