וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
mâlak
and reigned
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.
2 Chronicles 32:33 · Word #18
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 HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and reigned |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-47
and he reigned
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple act of reigning or exercising royal authority. The sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive) 3rd masculine singular conveys a past narrative action: "and he reigned." |
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