Psalm 22:28:3Ps.22.28.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:29
הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה
hammelukha
“the kingship”
- Transliteration
- ham-me-lu-KHA
- Extended
- hahm-meh-loo-KHAA
- IPA
- /ham.məluːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kingship
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ham-me-lu-KHA
- clause
KI la-ye-ho-VAH ham-me-lu-KHA
- sentence
KI la-ye-ho-VAH ham-me-lu-KHA u-mo-SHEL bag-go-YIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lă-yĕ-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ with ham-melukhah {הַמְּלוּכָה | ham-mĕ-lû-khâh} ‘the kingship’ forms a possessive construction that foregrounds divine ownership.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — Psalm 22:28
For the kingship belongs to the LORD , and He rules over the nations .
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:28, so the Hebrew word הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה (hammelukha) 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.22.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.28.W3.S1) and character.