2 Chronicles 21:8:62 Chr.21.8.W6TAB
וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ
vayamlikhu
“and they made reign or appointed as king”
- Transliteration
- va-yam-li-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yahm-li-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jamliːˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they made reign or appointed as king
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yam-li-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yam-li-KHU a-le-HEM
- clause
va-yam-li-KHU a-le-HEM ME-lekh
- sentence
be-ya-MAV pa-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat YAD-ye-hu-DA va-yam-li-KHU a-le-HEM ME-lekh
Exegesis
The clause then advances with the waw-consecutive verb vayamlikhu {וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ | way-yam-lî-ḵû} ‘and they made king’, a narrative sequence marker presenting the immediate outcome of rebellion.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:8
In his days, Edom rebelled from under the hand of Judah and installed a king over themselves.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 21:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (vayamlikhu) 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.21.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.8.W6.S1) and character.