וְ/הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ

𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊

vehamelekhe

But the king

from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.

H4428

2 Samuel 13:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H4428

Lemmaמֶלֶךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤊
Transliterationmelek
Strong'sH4428
In-contextBut the king

Morphology HC/Td/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4428-52

and the king

Morphological NotesConstruct form with vav-conjunction (וְ), definite article (הַ), masculine singular noun (Ncmsa) in absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering 'and the king' directly preserves the root meaning of מלך from מָלַךְ ('to reign'), emphasizing royal rule and authority, while exactly matching the morphology as a masculine singular noun with definite article and conjunction. It maintains grammatical gender (masculine), number (singular), and lacks any pronominal suffixes, ensuring fidelity to the Hebrew form HC/Td/Ncmsa.

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AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root מלך (to reign, to rule, kingship, royal authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4436-01 bamalekah in the reigning-woman
H4438-01 bamalekhut in the kingship
H4467-01 bamamelakhah in the royal dominion

Word Usage (2526 occurrences of H4428)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:1 מֶֽלֶךְ melekhe king
Genesis 14:1 מֶ֣לֶךְ melekhe-2 king
Genesis 14:1 מֶ֣לֶךְ melekhe-3 king