2 Chronicles 36:2:82 Chr.36.2.W8TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- clause
u-she-lo-SHA kho-da-SHIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-sha-LOSH ve-e-SER-im sha-NA yo-a-KHAZ be-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHA kho-da-SHIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase u-sheloshah chadashim {וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים | u-šē-lō-šāh ḥō-ḏā-šîm} “and three months” specifies duration, while the verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mā-laḵ} “he reigned” introduces the main clause.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 36:2
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when his reign began, and his rule in Jerusalem lasted three months.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 36:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 36:2, 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.36.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.36.2.W8.S1) and character.