2 Chronicles 13:1:62 Chr.13.1.W6TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ
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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Word in context
- word
va-yim-LOKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA al-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bash-she-NAT she-mo-NE e-se-RE lam-me-LEKH ya-ra-ve-AM va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA al-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive qal imperfect vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | və-yim-lōḵ} “and he began to reign” transitions to the main clause, with the subject aviyah {אֲבִיָּה | ʾa-vî-yāh} “Abijah” following the verb, consistent with regnal formula syntax.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:1
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 13:1, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (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.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.1.W6.S1) and character.