Zechariah 14:17:9Zech.14.17.W9TAB
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-LO a-LE-hem yih-HE ha-GA-shem
Exegesis
The Hithpael infinitive le-hishtachavot {לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲווֹת | lə-hish-ta-ḥă-voṯ} ‘to bow down’ functions as purpose toward the king le-melekh {לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | lə-me-lekh} ‘to the king’.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to rule, reign”
In context — Zechariah 14:17
And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to bow down to the King, the LORD of hosts , there will be no rain upon them.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Zechariah 14:17, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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 Zech.14.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.17.W9.S1) and character.