Proverbs 25:2:6Prov.25.2.W6TAB
מְ֝לָכִ֗ים
melakhim
“kings”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- meh-laa-KHEEM
- IPA
- /məlaːˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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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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Word in context
- word
me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM
- clause
u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
- sentence
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse uses parallel construct chains: kevod Elohim {כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים | kə-vōd ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘glory of God’ and kevod melakhim {כְּבֹד מְלָכִים | kə-vōd mĕ-lā-ḵîm} ‘glory of kings’, contrasting divine and royal attributes.
In context — Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter , but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 25:2, so the Hebrew word מְ֝לָכִ֗ים (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.25.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.2.W6.S1) and character.