2 Chronicles 13:2:32 Chr.13.2.W3TAB
מָלַ֙ךְ
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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Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im u-she-MAH i-MO mi-kha-ya-HU BAT-u-ri-EL MIN-gi-ve-A
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im u-she-MAH i-MO mi-kha-ya-HU BAT-u-ri-EL MIN-gi-ve-A u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN a-vi-YA u-VEN ya-rav-AM
Exegesis
The qal perfect verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-lakh} “he reigned” anchors the main clause, immediately followed by the locative prepositional phrase biyrushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלָם | bî-rû-ša-lā-yim} specifying the royal seat.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:2
And he reigned in Jerusalem three years. The name of his mother was Micaiah , daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 13:2, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֙ךְ (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 2 Chr.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.2.W3.S1) and character.