2 Chronicles 33:21:82 Chr.33.21.W8TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
u-she-TA-yim sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-E-srim u-she-TA-yim sha-NA a-MON be-mal-KHO u-she-TA-yim sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-malkho {בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ | bə-mā-l-kô} “in his reign” marks the commencement of kingship, followed by the perfect verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mā-lakh} “he reigned,” which denotes completed action.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to reign, to be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:21
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 33:21, 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.33.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.21.W8.S1) and character.