2 Kings 23:36:52 Kgs.23.36.W5TAB
בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ
bemolkho
“when he began to reign or in his reigning”
- Transliteration
- be-mol-KHO
- Extended
- beh-mohl-KHOH
- IPA
- /bə.mɔlˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he began to reign or in his reigning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-mol-KHO
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-ya-KIM be-mol-KHO
- clause
ben-E-srim ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ye-ho-ya-KIM be-mol-KHO ve-a-KHAT e-sre sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-E-srim ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ye-ho-ya-KIM be-mol-KHO ve-a-KHAT e-sre sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO ze-vi-DA ze-vu-DDA bat-pe-da-YA min-ru-MA
Exegesis
This is followed by the subject yəhōyaqîm {יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים | yə-hō-yā-qîm} ‘Jehoiakim,’ and the temporal clause bəmalkô {בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ | bᵊ-mā-lə-kô} ‘when he began to reign.’
In context — 2 Kings 23:36
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebidah , daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 23:36, so the Hebrew word בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ (bemolkho) 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.23.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.36.W5.S1) and character.