לִ/מְלֶ֣כֶת
𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕
mᵉleketh
for the queen
Title for a female royal figure, primarily denoting a queen or royal consort—typically the wife of a reigning king. In certain contexts, can refer to a woman possessing sovereign authority in her own right or, rarely, to a female deity addressed with a royal title.
Jeremiah 7:18 · Word #13
Lexicon H4446
| Lemma | מְלֶכֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 |
| Transliteration | mᵉleketh |
| Strong's | H4446 |
| Definition | Title for a female royal figure, primarily denoting a queen or royal consort—typically the wife of a reigning king. In certain contexts, can refer to a woman possessing sovereign authority in her own right or, rarely, to a female deity addressed with a royal title. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for the queen |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4446-01
to a queen of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ + noun, feminine singular, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מְלֶכֶת is a feminine singular construct form from the root מלך, denoting a female royal figure (queen). The prefixed לְ adds the sense "to/for," and the construct state is reflected by "queen of," indicating a relational form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to a queen of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "for the queen". |