Genesis 36:39:5Gen.36.39.W5TAB
וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ
vayimelokh
“reigned”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-me-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yih-meh-LOHKH
- IPA
- /waj.ji.mə.ˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
va-yi-me-LOKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV
- clause
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u
- sentence
va-ya-MAT BA-al kha-NAN ben-a-khe-BOR va-yi-me-LOKH ta-khe-TAV ha-DAR ve-SHEM i-RO PA-u ve-SHEM ish-TO me-hei-ta-ve-EL bat-mat-RED BAT MEI za-HAV
Exegesis
The narrative wayyiqtol sequence begins with vayamat {וַיָּמָת | wayyāmāṯ} ‘and he died’, immediately followed by vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | wayyim-lōḵ} ‘and he reigned’, presenting Baal-Hanan’s death and Hadar’s accession as consecutive events in the storyline.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — Genesis 36:39
And Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel , daughter of Matred, daughter of Mey-Zahab.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 36:39, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ (vayimelokh) 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 Gen.36.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.39.W5.S1) and character.