Deuteronomy 17:18:5Deut.17.18.W5TAB
מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹ
mamlakhto
“of his kingdom”
- Transliteration
- mam-lakh-TO
- Extended
- mahm-lakh-TOH
- IPA
- /mamlaχˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his kingdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
mam-lakh-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ki-SE mam-lakh-TO
- clause
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The construct chain kisse mamlakhto {כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ | kis-sē mam-laḵ-tô} ‘throne of his kingdom’ underscores the monarch’s authority.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign, rule”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word מַמְלַכְתּ֑וֹ (mamlakhto) 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 Deut.17.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W5.S1) and character.