הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕
mâlak
have 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.
1 Kings 3:7 · Word #5
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 HVhp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | have made king |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-08
you made king
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), perfect, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses causation, meaning to cause someone to reign or to install as king. The perfect 2nd person masculine singular is rendered "you made king," preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you made king
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'you made king' is contextually appropriate and root-faithful, matching the causative form of the verb and its use here. |