2 Kings 22:1:42 Kgs.22.1.W4TAB

בְמָלְכ֔וֹ

vemalkho

when he began to reign

Transliteration
ve-mal-KHO
Extended
veh-mahl-KHOH
IPA
/vəmalˈxoː/

Meaning by language

English
when he began to reign

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְ + מָלְ + כ֔וֹ
ve + mal + kho
vemalkho

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-mal-KHO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO

  3. clause

    ben-she-mo-NE sha-NA yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM

  4. sentence

    ben-she-mo-NE sha-NA yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-di-DA bat-a-da-YA mi-bats-KAT

Exegesis

The Hebrew construct ben-shemoneh shanah Yoshiyahu bemalko {בֶּן־שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | bĕn-šəmōnê šānāh Yōšîyāhû bəmālĕkô} ‘son of eight years, Josiah, in his reign’ expresses accession age via the chain ben + numeral + shanah.

In context2 Kings 22:1

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah , the daughter of Adaiah .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 22:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 22:1, so the Hebrew word בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (vemalkho) 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.22.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.1.W4.S1) and character.