2 Kings 15:23:72 Kgs.15.23.W7TAB

מָ֠לַךְ

malakh

he became king or reigned

Transliteration
MA-lakh
Extended
MAA-lahkh
IPA
/ˈmaː.lax/

Meaning by language

English
he became king or reigned

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מָ֠ + לַךְ
ma + lakh
malakh

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    MA-lakh

  2. clause

    MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim

  3. sentence

    bish-NAT kha-mi-SHIM sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim

Root and etymology

Rootm-l-k

to reign, be king

In context2 Kings 15:23

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel in Samaria for two years .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 15:23, so the Hebrew word מָ֠לַךְ (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.15.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.23.W7.S1) and character.