Jeremiah 22:15:1Jer.22.15.W1TAB
הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ
hatimlokh
“Will you reign”
- Transliteration
- ha-tim-LOKH
- Extended
- hah-tihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /hă.θimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Will you reign
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ha-tim-LOKH
- clause
ha-tim-LOKH KI a-TA me-ta-kha-RE va-A-rez
- sentence
ha-tim-LOKH KI a-TA me-ta-kha-RE va-A-rez a-VI-kha ha-LO a-KHAL ve-sha-TA ve-a-SA mish-paT u-tse-da-KA AZ TOV LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with an interrogative using hatimlokh {הֲתִֽמְלֹךְ | ha-tiṁ-lōḵ} ‘will you reign’, challenging the addressee’s royal claim.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, be king”
In context — Jeremiah 22:15
Will you reign because you are striving in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness ? Then it was well for him.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:15, so the Hebrew word הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ (hatimlokh) 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 Jer.22.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.15.W1.S1) and character.