Exodus 1:18:2Exod.1.18.W2PAT
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
melekhmitsrayim
“the king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.mitsˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Egypt
- French
- le roi d'Égypte
- Spanish
- el rey de Egipto
- Portuguese
- o rei do Egito
- German
- der König von Ägypten
- Russian
- царь Египта
- Arabic-Simplified
- ملك مصر
- Hindi
- मिस्र का राजा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 埃及王
- Korean
- 이집트의 왕
- Indonesian
- raja Mesir
- Bengali
- মিশরের রাজা
- Tagalog
- ang hari ng Egipto
- Swahili
- mfalme wa Misri
- Amharic
- የግብፅ ንጉሥ
- Yoruba
- ọba Ejibiti
- Igbo
- eze Ijipt
- Twi
- Misraim hene no
- Ewe
- Egipte 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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim la-me-yal-le-DOT va-yo-MER la-HEN mad-DU-a a-si-TEN ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim la-me-yal-le-DOT va-yo-MER la-HEN mad-DU-a a-si-TEN ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH va-te-khai-YE-na ET-ha-ye-la-DIM
In context — Exodus 1:18
and called the king of Egypt to the midwives and said to them why have you done the matter this and kept alive the boys
About this coordinate
Exodus 1:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 1:18, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (melekhmitsrayim) 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 Exod.1.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.18.W2.S1) and character.