2 Chronicles 24:27:142 Chr.24.27.W14TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
vayimlokh
“and he reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he reigned
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
va-yim-LOKH
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
u-va-NA-v ve-RAV yi-REV ha-mas-SA a-LAV vi-SOD BET ha-e-lo-HIM hi-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-mid-RASH SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM va-yim-LOKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The vav consecutive in vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | wă-yim-lōḵ} “and he reigned” then transitions to the dynastic narrative, with takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | taḥ-tā-w} marking succession. This sequence—summary, report, succession—reflects the Deuteronomistic historiographical pattern.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:27
Now concerning his sons, the many burdens upon him, and the restoration of the house of God , behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 24:27, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (vayimlokh) 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.24.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.27.W14.S1) and character.