2 Kings 13:24:42 Kgs.13.24.W4TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
vayimlokh
“reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /waj.jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 BEN-ha-DAD be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-ya-MAT kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM va-yim-LOKH BEN-ha-DAD be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The narrative employs a consecutive vav sequence with yāmat {וַיָּמָת | vai-ya-māt} ‘and he died’ followed by yimmalōkh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | vai-yim-lōḵ} ‘and he reigned’, establishing a rapid succession.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 13:24
And Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 13:24, 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 Kgs.13.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.24.W4.S1) and character.