נְתַן־מֶ֫לֶךְ
ne.tan-me.lekh
H5419
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Hebrew
Nathan-melech
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Hebrew
Language
ne.tan-me.lekh identifies a eunuch whose chamber is named near the house of the LORD in 2 Kings 23:11.
The attested proper noun identifies a eunuch whose chamber is located in the setting described in 2 Kings 23:11.
Senses in use
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Personal name in a chamber location · dominant
In 2 Kings 23:11, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the phrase naming the chamber of a eunuch. The APB renders the location as “the chamber of Nathan-melech the eunuch that was in the colonnade.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 23:11, the APB presents the term as “Nathan-melech” in the phrase “the chamber of Nathan-melech the eunuch.” The verse is read as a whole.