Exodus 15:18:2Exod.15.18.W2TAB
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ
yimlokh
“will reign”
- Transliteration
- yim-LOKH
- Extended
- yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /jim.ˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- will reign
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
yim-LOKH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH yim-LOKH
- sentence
Ye-ho-VAH yim-LOKH le-o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The verb yimlokh {יִמְלֹ֖ךְ | yim·lō·ḵ} in the imperfect aspect expresses ongoing future sovereignty.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, to reign”
In context — Exodus 15:18
The LORD will reign forever and for all generations .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 15:18, so the Hebrew word יִמְלֹ֖ךְ (yimlokh) 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 Exod.15.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.18.W2.S1) and character.