הַמֶּלֶךְ
ORIGINALBH-003
Biblical Hebrew · Small Pieces Attached to the Front
הַ־
BH-003Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
הַמֶּלֶךְ
Transliterationha-melekh
Plain meaningthe king
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
הַ־
The definite article הַ־ corresponds broadly to English “the.” It attaches directly to the noun. The following consonant often receives dagesh, but gutturals and several other environments change the visible pattern. Learn the article from real forms rather than assuming it always appears with exactly the same vowel and dot pattern.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
ha-melekh
READINGApproved transliteration
the king
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
הַ + מֶלֶךְ → הַמֶּלֶךְ
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
הָאָרֶץ — the land · הָאִישׁ — the man · הַיּוֹם — the day
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