Genesis 14:9:15Gen.14.9.W15PAT
מְלָכִ֖ים
melakhim
“kings”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /mə.laˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
- French
- rois
- Spanish
- reyes
- Portuguese
- reis
- German
- Könige
- Russian
- царя
- Arabic-Simplified
- ملوك
- Hindi
- राजा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 王
- Korean
- 왕
- Indonesian
- raja-raja
- Bengali
- রাজা
- Tagalog
- hari
- Swahili
- wafalme
- Amharic
- ነገሥት
- Yoruba
- ọba
- Igbo
- eze
- Twi
- ahemfo
- Ewe
- fiawo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM
- clause
ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
- sentence
ET ke-dor-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
In context — Genesis 14:9
with Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar four kings against the five
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word מְלָכִ֖ים (melakhim) 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.14.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W15.S1) and character.