2 Kings 15:2:92 Kgs.15.2.W9TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /maːˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reigned
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
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 verb malakh {מָלַךְ֖ | mā-lakh} ‘he reigned’ pairs with the locative bi-Yerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bi-yǔ-ru-šǎ-lā-yim} ‘in Jerusalem’ to situate his rule.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
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 15:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֖ךְ (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.15.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.2.W9.S1) and character.