Genesis 14:1:9Gen.14.1.W9PAT
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
- French
- roi d'
- Spanish
- rey de
- Portuguese
- rei de
- German
- König von
- Russian
- царя
- Arabic-Simplified
- مَلِك
- Hindi
- राजा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 王
- Korean
- 왕
- Indonesian
- raja
- Bengali
- রাজা
- Tagalog
- hari ng
- Swahili
- mfalme wa
- Amharic
- ንጉሥ
- Yoruba
- ọba ti
- Igbo
- eze nke
- 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 ei-LAM
- clause
ke-dor-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI bi-MEI am-ra-FEL me-lekh-shin-AR ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ke-dor-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM
In context — Genesis 14:1
in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar Arioch king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim it happened
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 14:1, 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 Gen.14.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.1.W9.S1) and character.