Exodus 1:8:2Exod.1.8.W2PAT
מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ
melekhkhadash
“a new king”
- Transliteration
- me-lekh-kha-DASH
- Extended
- meh-lehkh-khah-DAASH
- IPA
- /mɛ.lɛx.ħaˈðaːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a new king
- French
- un nouveau roi
- Spanish
- un rey nuevo
- Portuguese
- um novo rei
- German
- ein neuer König
- Russian
- новый царь
- Arabic-Simplified
- مَلِكٌ جَدِيدٌ
- Hindi
- एक नया राजा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 一位新王
- Korean
- 새 왕
- Indonesian
- seorang raja baru
- Bengali
- এক নতুন রাজা
- Tagalog
- isang bagong hari
- Swahili
- mfalme mpya
- Amharic
- አዲስ ንጉሥ
- Yoruba
- ọba tuntun kan
- Igbo
- eze ọhụrụ
- Twi
- ɔhene foforɔ
- Ewe
- fia yeye aɖe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
מֶֽ + לֶךְ + חָ + דָ֖שׁ
↓
me + lekh + kha + dash
↓
melekhkhadash
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-lekh-kha-DASH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM me-lekh-kha-DASH
- clause
va-ya-KAM me-lekh-kha-DASH al-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-KAM me-lekh-kha-DASH al-mits-RA-yim a-SHER lo-ya-DA et-yo-SEF
In context — Exodus 1:8
and arose a new king over Egypt who did not know Joseph
About this coordinate
Exodus 1:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 1:8, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ (melekhkhadash) 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.1.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.8.W2.S1) and character.