1 Chronicles 3:4:121 Chr.3.4.W12TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /maːˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ma-LAKH
- clause
u-she-lo-SHIM ve-sha-LOSH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
shi-SHA no-LAD-lo ve-khev-RON va-yim-LOKH-sham SHE-va sha-NIM ve-shi-SHA kho-da-SHIM u-she-lo-SHIM ve-sha-LOSH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
Finally, malakh {מָלַךְ | ma-lakh} ‘he reigned’ introduces the second reign clause followed by bi-yerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם | bi-ye-ru-sha-la-yim} ‘in Jerusalem’. The English rendering preserves Hebrew syntax and additive numeral structure to convey precise regnal durations.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 1 Chronicles 3:4
Six were born to him in Hebron , and he reigned there seven years and six months . And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 3:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 3:4, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֖ךְ (malakh) 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 1 Chr.3.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.3.4.W12.S1) and character.