1 Kings 15:10:41 Kgs.15.10.W4TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAKH
- IPA
- /maːˈlaχ/
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
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM
- sentence
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA BAT-a-vi-sha-LOM
Exegesis
Malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} serves as a Qal perfect verb indicating a completed action of reign.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 1 Kings 15:10
He reigned in Jerusalem for forty-one years, and his mother’s name was Maakah, daughter of Abishalom.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:10, 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 Kgs.15.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.10.W4.S1) and character.