וַ/יַּמְלִ֧יכוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅
mâlak
and made king
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 33:25 · Word #10
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/Vhw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative 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 | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and made king |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-42
and they made king
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem is causative, meaning "to make king" or "to install as ruler." The sequential imperfect with 3rd masculine plural subject is rendered "and they made king," preserving both the causative force and plural subject. |
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