2 Kings 22:1:82 Kgs.22.1.W8TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAKH
- 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-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
- 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 additive usheloshim veachat {וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַת֙ | ūšəlōšîm wəʾăḥaṯ} ‘thirty-one’ yields the regnal total, followed by malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned.’
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 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 22:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 22:1, 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.22.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.1.W8.S1) and character.