2 Kings 14:1:72 Kgs.14.1.W7TAB
מָלַ֛ךְ
malakh
“reigned or became king”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAKH
- IPA
- /maˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- reigned or became king
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
ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-yo-ASH ben-yo-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The construct chain le-yoash ben-yoachaz mēlekh yisra’ēl establishes Joash son of Jehoahaz as king of Israel, while the main verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā·lakh} ‘he reigned’ predicates the accession of ʾamatsyāhû ben-yōʾāš mēlekh yəhūdāh. The Hebrew appositional and construct structures (ben + name + melech) emphasize dynastic lineage and territorial rule. The English rendering mirrors this sequence through coordinated phrases and comma separation, preserving the Hebrew’s focus on synchronism and succession.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, took up rule .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 14:1, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֛ךְ (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 Kgs.14.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.1.W7.S1) and character.