2 Kings 16:20:82 Kgs.16.20.W8TAB
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 khiz-ki-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH khiz-ki-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The sequential vav in vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | wăyyimlōḵ} ‘and he reigned’ introduces the dynastic transition, while the construct chain bə-nô taḥtāv {בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּיו | bə-nō taḥtāv} ‘his son in his place’ signals Hezekiah’s accession. The string of waw-consecutive verbs provides a cohesive narrative progression.
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–kafmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule as king”
In context — 2 Kings 16:20
Ahaz completed his days, lay down with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah was enthroned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 16:20, 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.16.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.20.W8.S1) and character.