Deuteronomy 1:4:5Deut.1.4.W5PAT
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
- French
- roi
- Spanish
- rey
- Portuguese
- rei
- German
- König
- Russian
- царь
- Arabic-Simplified
- ملك
- Hindi
- राजा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 王
- Korean
- 왕
- Indonesian
- raja
- Bengali
- রাজা
- Tagalog
- hari
- Swahili
- mfalme
- Amharic
- ንጉሥ
- Yoruba
- ọba
- Igbo
- eze
- Twi
- ɔhene
- Ewe
- fia
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
a-kha-REI ha-ko-TO ET see-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
- sentence
a-kha-REI ha-ko-TO ET see-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON ve-ET OG ME-lekh ha-ba-SHAN a-SHER-yo-SHEV be-ash-tah-ROT be-ed-RE-I
In context — Deuteronomy 1:4
after striking Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelling in Heshbon and Og king of Bashan who was dwelling in Ashtaroth in Edrei
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 1:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 1:4, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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 Deut.1.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.1.4.W5.S1) and character.