2 Chronicles 23:11:72 Chr.23.11.W7TAB
וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ
vayamlikhu
“and they made king”
- Transliteration
- va-yam-li-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yahm-lee-KHUU
- IPA
- /vaj.jam.liˈχuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they made king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yam-li-KHU
- clause
va-yo-TSI-u et-BEN-ha-ME-lekh va-yit-NU a-LAV et-ha-NE-zer ve-et-ha-E-dut va-yam-li-KHU o-TO
- sentence
va-yo-TSI-u et-BEN-ha-ME-lekh va-yit-NU a-LAV et-ha-NE-zer ve-et-ha-E-dut va-yam-li-KHU o-TO va-yim-sha-KHU-hu ye-ho-ya-DA u-va-NAV va-yo-me-RU ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse uses vav consecutive constructions for sequential narrative actions, as in vayotsi’u {וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ | va-yyō-ṣî-’ū} “and they brought out,” vayyitnu {וַיִּתְּנוּ | va-yyit-nû} “and they placed,” and vayyamliku {וַיַּמְלִיכוּ | va-yyam-lî-ḵû} “and they made king.”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the king’s son , placed the crown on him along with the testimony , and proclaimed him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, “Let the king live!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 23:11, so the Hebrew word וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ (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.23.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.11.W7.S1) and character.