2 Kings 13:9:62 Kgs.13.9.W6TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
vayimlokh
“reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.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 yo-ASH be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KHAV ye-ho-a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU-hu be-sho-me-RON va-yim-LOKH yo-ASH be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | wayyiṁlōḵ} ‘and he reigned’, where beno {בְּנ֖וֹ | bə·nô} ‘his son’ identifies the successor and takhtav {תַּחְתָּֽיו | ṯaḥtāw} ‘in his place’ clarifies the inheritor’s position. English renders the sequence directly, preserving the narrative flow and idiomatic nuances.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:9
And Jehoahaz lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria . Then Joash his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 13:9, 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.13.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.9.W6.S1) and character.