Deuteronomy 3:2:17Deut.3.2.W17PAT
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
- hene
- 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
ve-a-SI-ta LO ka-a-SHER a-SI-ta le-si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-ti-RA o-TO KI be-yad-KHA na-ta-TI o-TO ve-ET-KOL-AM-mo ve-ET-ART-so ve-a-SI-ta LO ka-a-SHER a-SI-ta le-si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER yo-SHEV be-khesh-BON
In context — Deuteronomy 3:2
LORD said to me do not fear him for gave him and all his people and his land into your hand do to him as did to Sihon king of the Amorite who dwelt at Heshbon
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 3:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 3:2, 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.3.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.3.2.W17.S1) and character.