1 Kings 14:21:91 Kgs.14.21.W9TAB
בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ
bemalkho
“in his reigning”
- Transliteration
- be-mal-KHO
- Extended
- beh-maal-KHOH
- IPA
- /bəmaːlˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his reigning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-mal-KHO
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO u-sha-VA e-se-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ha-IR a-sher-ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH la-SUM et-she-MO SHAM mi-KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL ve-SHEM im-MO na-a-MA ha-a-mo-NIT-akh
- sentence
u-re-kha-vam ben-she-lo-MO ma-LAKH bi-ye-hu-DA ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO u-sha-VA e-se-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ha-IR a-sher-ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH la-SUM et-she-MO SHAM mi-KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL ve-SHEM im-MO na-a-MA ha-a-mo-NIT-akh
Exegesis
The phrase bəmalkô {בְּמָלְכוֹ | bəmalkô} ‘in his reigning’ functions adverbially, and the number is built additively: û-šeḇaʿ ʿeśrēh {וּשֲׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה | û-šeḇaʿ ʿeśrēh} ‘seven-ten’ = seventeen.
In context — 1 Kings 14:21
And Rehoboam , the son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. Forty-one years old was Rehoboam when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to set His Name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 14:21, so the Hebrew word בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ (bemalkho) 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 Kgs.14.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.21.W9.S1) and character.