2 Kings 15:10:82 Kgs.15.10.W8TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ
vayimlokh
“and he reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 ta-KHTAV
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
The Hif‘il vayyemitehu {וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ | wayyǝmîṯêhû} “and he put him to death” indicates deliberate execution, and the narrative closes with the Qal vayyimloke {וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ | wayyimlōḵ} “and he reigned” plus the locative clause tahtav {תַּחְתָּֽיו | taḥtāyw} “in his place,” marking the transfer of royal authority. English coordination preserves the rapid, successive nature of the Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:10
And Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him down at Ibleam, put him to death, and reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ (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.15.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.10.W8.S1) and character.