Genesis 20:2:9Gen.20.2.W9PAT
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
- French
- roi de
- Spanish
- rey de
- Portuguese
- rei de
- German
- König von
- Russian
- царь
- Arabic-Simplified
- ملك
- 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
- ɔhene
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ge-RAR
- clause
va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-ra-HAM el-sa-RA ish-TO a-KHO-ti HI va-yish-LAKH a-vi-ME-lekh ME-lekh ge-RAR va-yik-KAKH et-sa-RA
In context — Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about Sarah his wife she my sister Abimelech king of Gerar sent took Sarah
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 20:2, 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 Gen.20.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.2.W9.S1) and character.