Psalm 20:9:3Ps.20.9.W3TABWLC Psalms 20:10
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
Exegesis
The noun phrase ha-melekh {הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham-mê-lěḵ} ‘the king’ serves as the direct object.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — Psalm 20:9
LORD , save! May the King answer us on the day we call .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 20:9, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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 Ps.20.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.9.W3.S1) and character.