Proverbs 30:22:3Prov.30.22.W3TAB
יִמְל֑וֹךְ
yimlokh
“he reigns or becomes king”
- Transliteration
- yim-LOKH
- Extended
- yihm-LOHKH
- IPA
- /jimˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reigns or becomes king
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
- clause
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH
- sentence
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a temporal clause headed by the verb form yimlôk {יִמְל֑וֹךְ | yim-lōḵ} ‘reigns.’
In context — Proverbs 30:22
Under a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he has his fill of food .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:22, so the Hebrew word יִמְל֑וֹךְ (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 Prov.30.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.22.W3.S1) and character.