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
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 pe-khya-YA ben-me-na-KHEM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON she-na-TA-yim
- 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 context — 2 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.