Joshua 13:10:7Josh.13.10.W7TAB
מָלַ֖ךְ
malakh
“reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAKH
- IPA
- /maˈlaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ma-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ma-LAKH
- clause
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON
- sentence
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON ad-ge-VUL be-NEI am-MON
Exegesis
An appositional phrase with melekh {מֶ֣לֶךְ | mêleḵ} ‘king’ and the gentilic ha’emori {הָאֱמֹרִ֔י | hā-ʾĕmôrî} ‘the Amorite’ identifies his tribal affiliation.
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšêr} ‘who’ introduces a defining clause containing the Qal perfect verb malakh {מָלַ֖ךְ | mālaḵ} ‘ruled’, indicating completed sovereignty.
Root and etymology
“to rule”
In context — Joshua 13:10
And all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorite , who ruled in Heshbon , up to the border of the sons of Ammon
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 13:10, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֖ךְ (malakh) 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 Josh.13.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.10.W7.S1) and character.