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

Result
הַ + מֶּ֗ + לֶךְ
ha + me + lekh
hamelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ME-lekh

  2. clause

    ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU

  3. 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 contextPsalm 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.