2 Chronicles 21:4:32 Chr.21.4.W3TAB
עַל־מַמְלֶ֤כַת
almamlekhat
“over the kingdom of”
- Transliteration
- al-mam-le-KHAT
- Extended
- ahl-mahm-leh-KHAHT
- IPA
- /ʕal.mam.lɛˈχaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the kingdom of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-mam-le-KHAT
- phraseyour reading level
al-mam-le-KHAT A-vi-v
- clause
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-RAM al-mam-le-KHAT A-vi-v va-yit-kha-ZAK va-ya-ha-ROG et-kal-e-KHAI-v be-kha-REV
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-RAM al-mam-le-KHAT A-vi-v va-yit-kha-ZAK va-ya-ha-ROG et-kal-e-KHAI-v be-kha-REV ve-GAM mi-sa-RE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase ʿal mamlēkaṯ ʾāḇîw {עַל־מַמְלֶכַת אָבִיו | ʿal mamlēkaṯ ʾāḇîw} marks his accession to royal power.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:4
And Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword—and also some of the officials of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 21:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־מַמְלֶ֤כַת (almamlekhat) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.4.W3.S1) and character.