Proverbs 30:28:6Prov.30.28.W6TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ׃
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
מֶֽ + לֶךְ׃
↓
me + lekh
↓
melekh
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-hekh-LE ME-lekh
- clause
ve-HI be-hekh-LE ME-lekh
- sentence
se-ma-MIT be-ya-DA-yim te-tap-PES ve-HI be-hekh-LE ME-lekh
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — Proverbs 30:28
The lizard takes hold with the hands, yet she dwells in the palaces of a king .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:28, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (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.30.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.28.W6.S1) and character.