מְלֹ֥ךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
mâlak
the reign of
To reign, rule, or exercise royal authority; to become or be made king or queen; to act as a sovereign or to install someone as a ruler; in some contexts, to assume the functions or status of monarchy. The verb covers both the inceptive act of being enthroned and the continuing exercise of governance, and, in causative forms, the act of making or declaring someone king or ruler.
1 Chronicles 4:31 · Word #11
Lexicon H4427
| Lemma | מָלַךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤊 |
| Transliteration | mâlak |
| Strong's | H4427 |
| Definition | To reign, rule, or exercise royal authority; to become or be made king or queen; to act as a sovereign or to install someone as a ruler; in some contexts, to assume the functions or status of monarchy. The verb covers both the inceptive act of being enthroned and the continuing exercise of governance, and, in causative forms, the act of making or declaring someone king or ruler. |
Morphology HVqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the reign of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-27
to reign as king
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct; simple active verbal noun form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of exercising royal authority. As an infinitive construct, it is best rendered with "to," yielding "to reign as king," preserving the core monarchic sense of the root מלך. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the reign of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 rendered 'to reign as king,' but context requires a noun phrase matching the time reference—'the reign of.' This fits the temporal clause 'until the reign of David.' |