וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ

   va-ye-mi-TE-hu

   and put him to death
2. clause🔊 וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-khTAV

   and put him to death and he reigned in his place
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְשֹׁ֣ר עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹן בְּאַרְמ֤וֹן בֵּית־מלך הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־אַרְגֹּ֣ב וְאֶת־הָאַרְיֵ֔ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑ים וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

   va-yik-SHOR a-LAV PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu sha-LI-sho va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh et-ar-GOV ve-et-ha-ar-YE ve-i-MO kha-mi-SHIM ISH mi-be-NE gil-a-DIM va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-khTAV

   and he conspired against him Pekah son of Remaliahu his officer or adjutant and struck him in Samaria in the citadel or palace house of the king the king Argob {direct object} and Arieh {direct object} and with him fifty man from the sons of Gileadites and put him to death and he reigned in his place

Exegesis

The Hiphil verbs vayakkehu {וַיַּכֵּהוּ | va-yaq-ḵê-hû} and vayemitehu {וַיְמִיתֵהוּ | va-yə-mi-ṯê-hû} form a sequence of lethal action, while vowim-consecutive mark the narrative progression. The locative chain be-Shomron be-arman beit-melekh frames the setting as Samaria’s royal fortress. Direct object markers et precede Argob and Arieh, indicating their role as accomplices present at the scene. The numeral construct ḥamishim ish mibnei Gileadim specifies the group’s composition.