Proverbs 24:21:3Prov.24.21.W3TAB
וָמֶ֑לֶךְ
vamelekh
“and the king”
- Transliteration
- va-ME-lekh
- Extended
- vaa-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vaːˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-ME-lekh
- clause
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH be-NI va-ME-lekh
- sentence
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH be-NI va-ME-lekh IM-SHO-nim AL-TIT-e-RA-v
Exegesis
Conjunction va-meleḵ {וָמֶ֑לֶךְ | wə-me-leḵ} links the human authority to the divine, reflecting dual submission.
Root and etymology
M-L-Km-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join with the changers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:21, so the Hebrew word וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (vamelekh) 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.24.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.21.W3.S1) and character.