2 Chronicles 21:5:82 Chr.21.5.W8TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAAKH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
u-she-mo-NE sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-she-lo-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ye-ho-RAM be-mal-KHO u-she-mo-NE sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The conjunction w- introduces the duration phrase u-shmonah shanim {וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים | wə-šmo-nê ša-nîm} modifying the verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mā-lăḳ}, and the subsequent locative bi-rushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | bĕ-rû-šă-lā-yim} specifies the setting. The sequence foregrounds age before detailing the span and location of his reign, underscoring dynastic legitimacy.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:5
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he took the kingship, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 21:5, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֖ךְ (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.21.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.5.W8.S1) and character.