2 Kings 15:38:92 Kgs.15.38.W9TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
vayimlokh
“and he reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yim-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
va-yim-LOKH
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV yo-TAM im-a-VO-tav va-yik-ka-VER im-a-VO-tav be-IR da-VID a-VIV va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, vayyimloḵ {וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | wayyiymloḵ} ‘and he reigned’ links to ʾaḥāz beno ṭaḥtāyw {אָחָז בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | ʾaḥāz bə-nô ṭaḥtāyw}, marking royal succession in his place.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k-ḥ
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:38
And Jotham lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:38, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (vayimlokh) 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.15.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.38.W9.S1) and character.