2 Kings 15:2:52 Kgs.15.2.W5TAB
בְמָלְכ֔וֹ
vemalkho
“when he began to reign”
- Transliteration
- ve-mal-KHO
- Extended
- veh-mahl-KHOH
- IPA
- /vəmɔlˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he began to reign
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ve-mal-KHO
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA ve-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khal-ya-HU mi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase b’malkho {בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | bə-mǎl-kō} ‘in his reign’ marks the beginning of his kingship.
In context — 2 Kings 15:2
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jekoliah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (vemalkho) 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.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.2.W5.S1) and character.