לְמַלְכ֥וּת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמַלְכ֥וּת

   le-mal-KHUT

   for the reign of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   for the reign of Asa
3. clause🔊 לִשְׁנַ֥ת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   lish-NA-t kha-MESH-e-SE-re le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   of the year of fifteen for the reign of Asa
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּ יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לִשְׁנַ֥ת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

   va-yik-ka-TSU ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ba-KHO-desh ha-she-li-SHI lish-NA-t kha-MESH-e-SE-re le-mal-KHUT a-SA

   and they assembled Jerusalem in the month the third of the year of fifteen for the reign of Asa

Exegesis

Lemalkut Asa {לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא | le-malkût ’Āsā} ‘of the reign of Asa’ links the temporal reference to the sovereign King Asa. The sequence of conjunctives and construct phrases creates precise chronological framing, which is mirrored in English with corresponding prepositional structures and preserved word order for clarity.

Root and etymology

m-l-k🔊 mem–lamed–kaf

“kingship, reign”

• 🔊 מֶלֶךְmelekkingExodus 15:18