הִמְלִ֥יךְ

𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊

mâlak

he had 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.

H4427

1 Samuel 15:35 · Word #18

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 HVhp3ms All morphology codes

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

Common Translation

Phrasehe had made king

SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-12

he made king

Morphological NotesVerb, Hiphil (causative), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem expresses causation, so the action is causing someone to reign or become king. The perfect 3ms form indicates a completed act performed by a masculine singular subject: he caused to be king.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he made king

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'he made king' is suitable and matches the causative sense of 'himelikhe' here.