מָלַ֖ךְ

𐤌𐤋𐤊

malakhe

he reigned

a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel; consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.

H4427

2 Chronicles 21:20 · Word #8

Lexicon H4427

Lemmaמָלַךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤊
Transliterationmâlak
Strong'sH4427
In-contexthe reigned

Morphology HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H4427-19

he became king

Rootמלך (m-l-k)
Core Meaningsto reign, to become king, to rule, kingship, royal authority
Semantic Rangeto become king, to reign, to rule as king, to assume royal authority; in extended usage, to exercise dominion or sovereignty
Conceptual SignificanceThe root מלך is central to biblical theology of kingship, describing both human monarchs and the sovereign reign of יהוה. It frames covenantal leadership, divine authority, and the expectation of righteous rule within Israel’s narrative.
Morphological NotesHebrew verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular. The Qal commonly expresses the act of becoming or acting as king; other stems can convey causative (to make king).
Rendering RationaleThe Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes a completed action performed by a male subject. The rendering "he became king" preserves the inceptive force often inherent in מָלַךְ in Qal—entering into kingship or ascending the throne—while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מלך (to reign, to become king, to rule, kingship, royal authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4467-01 bamamelakhah in the royal dominion
H4428-01 bamelakhim among the kings
H4428-02 bamelekhe in the king
H4427-01 bemalekho in his reigning as king
H4437-01 bemalekhut in the kingship-of
H4438-01 bemalekhuto in his kingship
H4428-03 bemaleko his king
H4467-02 bemamelakhah in a kingdom-realm
H4428-04 bemelekhe in his royal
H4427-02 emelokhe I will reign as king
H4436-01 hamalekah the reigning-queen
H4428-05 hamalekhim the kings
H4438-02 hamalekhut the kingship
H4427-03 hamalokhe Will you truly reign?
H4467-03 hamamelakhah the royal dominion
H4467-04 hamamelakhot the kingly realms
H4467-05 hamamelekhot the reign-realms of
H4427-04 hamamelikhe the one causing to reign
H4427-05 hamelakhe he caused to reign as king
H4428-06 hamelakhim the kings
H4428-07 hamelekh the king
H4410-01 hamelukhah the kingship
H4427-06 hamolekhe the reigning-one
H4427-07 hatimelokhe Will you reign as king?
H4427-08 himelakheta you have caused to reign
H4427-09 himelakhetani you have caused me to reign as king
H4427-10 himelakheti I have caused to reign as king
H4427-11 himelakhetikha I have caused you to reign
H4427-12 himelikhe he caused to reign
H4427-13 himelikhu they caused to reign
H4428-09 kemalekhey like kings'
H4428-10 kemelekhe as a king
H4427-14 khemalekho as he reigned as king
H4428-11 lamelakhim to/for **king**-s
H4432-01 lamolekhe to the King (Molek)
H4427-15 lehamelikhe to cause to reign as king
H4427-16 lehamelikho to cause him to reign as king
H4430-01 lemaleka to the reigning king
H4428-13 lemalekah to her king
H4436-02 lemalekat to the reigning-queen of
H4428-14 lemalekenu to our king
H4427-17 lemalekho for his reigning as king
H4438-03 lemalekhut to the reign of
H4438-04 lemalekhuto to his kingship
H4428-16 lemaleko to his king
H4467-06 lemamelakhah for a kingdom
H4467-07 lemamelekhot to the kingdoms-of
H4428-18 limelakheynu to our kings
H4427-18 limelokhe to reign as king
H4427-20 malakheta you became king
H4430-02 maleka the ruling king
H4428-20 malekam their king
H4436-03 malekat reigning-queen of
H4428-21 malekekha your king
H4428-22 malekekhe your King
H4428-23 malekekhem your king
H4433-01 maleketa the reigning queen
H4427-21 malekhah Reign as king!
H4430-03 malekhaya the kings
H4437-02 malekhevata the kingship-realm (feminine singular) / the kingship-realms (feminine plural)
H4428-25 malekhey kings of
H4428-26 malekheyhem their kings
H4428-27 malekheykhem your kings
H4427-22 malekhi Reign as queen!
H4430-04 malekhim kings (ruling ones)
H4430-05 malekhin reigning kings
H4427-23 malekho his reigning as king
H4437-03 malekhu royal dominion
H4438-05 malekhut kingship
H4437-04 malekhuta the kingship
H4437-05 malekhutah the kingly-realm
H4437-06 malekhutakhe your kingship-realm
H4438-06 malekhutam their kingship-realm
H4437-07 malekhuteh his kingship
H4438-07 malekhutekha your kingship
H4437-08 malekhuti my royal dominion
H4438-08 malekhuto his kingship
H4438-09 malekhuyot royal dominions
H4441-01 malekiyah My-King-is-Yah
H4428-29 maleko his king
H4427-24 malokhe Reign as king!
H4409-01 malukhe Reigning-One
H4467-08 mamelakhah royal realm
H4467-09 mamelakhetekha your kingship-realm
H4467-10 mamelakheti my reign-realm
H4467-11 mamelakheto his kingship-realm
H4467-12 mamelakhot kingly realms
H4467-13 mamelekhat reign-realm of
H4467-14 mamelekhet reign-realm of
H4467-15 mamelekhot kingly realms of
H4468-01 mamelekhut royal reign-realm of
H4428-30 mehamelekhe from the king
H4427-25 melakhe you reigned as king
H4428-31 melakheyha her reigning-ones
H4428-32 melakheynu our kings
H4428-33 melakhim kings
H4428-34 melakhin reigning ones
H4436-04 melakhot reigning-queens
H4428-35 melekh ruler
H4428-36 melekhe king
H4427-26 melokhe Reign as king!
H4410-02 melukhah ruled-realm
H4435-01 milekah Queenly One
H4467-16 mimamelakhah from a kingly-realm
H4428-37 mimelekhe from a king
H4427-27 mimelokhe from reigning as king
H4427-28 mlvkhh you have reigned as king
H4427-29 mlvkhy you reigned
H4427-30 molekhe one reigning
H4427-31 molekhet a reigning-woman
H4427-32 namelikhe we will cause to reign as king
H4428-40 shehamelekhe the king
H4428-41 shemalekekhe your reigning-king
H4427-33 timelokhe you shall reign (2ms); let her reign (3fs jussive)
H4428-42 ulemalekah and to her king
H4428-43 ulemalekhey and to the kings of
H4467-17 ulemamelekhot and to reign-realms of
H4445-01 ulemilekom and to Malkam (their king-idol)
H4427-34 umalakhe and he reigned as king
H4427-35 umalakheta and you reigned as king
H4430-06 umaleka and the reigning king
H4436-05 umalekat and the reigning-queen of
H4428-44 umalekhey and **kings** of
H4428-45 umalekheyhem and their kings
H4430-07 umalekhin and ruling-kings
H4437-09 umalekhu and a kingship
H4437-10 umalekhutah and her kingship
H4437-11 umalekhuteh and his kingship
H4442-01 umaleki and Malki-Tsedeq (King-of-Righteousness)
H4439-01 umalekiel and My-King-is-El
H4441-02 umalekiyah and My-King-is-Yah
H4467-18 umamelakhah and a kingship-realm
H4467-19 umamelakhetekha and your kingly realm
H4467-20 umamelakheti and my reign-realm
H4467-21 umamelakhot and realms of rule
H4428-46 umelakhim and **king-rulers**
H4428-47 umelekh and **king**
H4428-48 umelekhe and the king
H4435-02 umilekah and Milkah (Queenly-One)
H4467-22 umimamelakhah and from a reign-realm
H4428-49 uvemalekhey and in the kings of
H4437-12 uvemalekhut and in the kingship of
H4427-36 vaamelikhe and I caused to reign
H4428-50 vamelekhe the king
H4427-37 vatamelikhu and you (masculine plural) caused to reign
H4427-38 vayamelekhe and he caused to reign
H4427-39 vayamelikheha and he caused her to reign as queen
H4427-40 vayamelikhehu and he caused him to reign as king
H4427-41 vayamelikhu and they caused to reign
H4427-42 vayamelikhuhu and they caused him to reign as king
H4427-43 vayimalekhe and he became king
H4427-44 vayimelakhe And he began to reign as king
H4427-45 vayimelekhu and they reigned as kings
H4427-46 vayimelokhe and he reigned as king
H4436-06 vehamalekah and the queen-ruler
H4467-23 vehamamelakhah and the kingship-realm
H4428-51 vehamelakhim and the kings
H4428-52 vehamelekhe and the king
H4427-47 vehimelakheta and you caused to reign as king
H4427-48 vehimelakhetani and you caused me to reign as king
H4428-54 vemalekam in their king
H4427-49 vemalekho in his reigning
H4437-13 vemalekhuta in the reign
H4427-50 venamelikhe and we will cause to reign
H4427-51 vmlkh in his reigning
H4427-52 yimelakhe he will reign as king
H4427-53 yimelokhe he will reign as king
H4427-54 yimelokhu they shall reign as kings

Word Usage (351 occurrences of H4427)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 36:31 מָלְכ֖וּ malekhu reigned
Genesis 36:31 מְלָךְ melakhe there reigned a king
Genesis 36:32 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ vayimelokhe reigned
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