בְּ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ

𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤅

mâlak

when he began to reign

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.

H4427

2 Chronicles 36:2 · Word #6

Lexicon H4427

Lemmaמָלַךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤊
Transliterationmâlak
Strong'sH4427
DefinitionTo 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 HR/Vqc/Sp3ms 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

Phrasewhen he began to reign

SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-01

in his reigning

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of מלך with prefixed בְּ and 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ('his').
Rendering RationaleThe preposition בְּ attached to the Qal infinitive construct מָלְכ with a 3ms suffix yields a temporal or situational sense, literally 'in his reigning.' This preserves the root idea of exercising royal authority while reflecting the infinitive construct with pronominal suffix.

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