2 Chronicles 12:16:72 Chr.12.16.W7TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
vayimlokh
“and he reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
va-yim-LOKH
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV re-kha-VAM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, the succession formula vayimlokh Abiyah veno takhtav {וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֲבִיָּה בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | wayyimloḵ ’Ăvîyāh benōw takẖtāw} 'and Abijah his son reigned in his place' underscores dynastic continuity through the phrase indicating succession.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Lamed-Kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son became king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 12:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (vayimlokh) 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 2 Chr.12.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.16.W7.S1) and character.