2 Chronicles 26:3:92 Chr.26.3.W9TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAHKH
- 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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Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA u-zi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA u-zi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khi-li-YA ye-khal-YA min-ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prepositional infinitive be-malkho {בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | bə-molkhô} functions temporally (“when his reign began”), setting the timeframe for the accession notice before the main verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mālakh} states the completed fact of his kingship. The length of rule is expressed with coordinated numerals in Hebrew order (“fifty and two years”), which is rendered as the standard English compound “fifty-two years.”
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 26:3
Uzziah was sixteen years old when his reign began, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years . His mother’s name was Yekhilyah, Jekoliah , from Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 26:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 26:3, 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.26.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.26.3.W9.S1) and character.