2 Kings 21:1:92 Kgs.21.1.W9TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /maːˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO khef-tsi-VA
Exegesis
The verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mālāk} ‘he reigned’ is the main verbal predicate.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךm-l-k
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 21:1, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֖ךְ (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.21.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.1.W9.S1) and character.