2 Chronicles 25:1:92 Chr.25.1.W9TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- mah-LAHKH
- IPA
- /maˈlax/
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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Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM im-MO ye-ho-a-DAN mi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-lāḵ} first marks Amaziah’s accession, governing the subject amatsyahu {אֲמַצְיָהוּ | ʾa-mats-yā-hû}.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:1
At twenty-five, Amaziah took the throne , and he governed Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was named Jehoaddan , and she was a native of Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 25:1, 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.25.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.1.W9.S1) and character.