הָמְלַ֔ךְ
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊
mâlak
was 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.
Daniel 9:1 · Word #9
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 HVHp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | H — Hophal — Causative passive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | was made king |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-05
was made king
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hophal (passive causative), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hophal stem expresses the passive causative of the root מלך, indicating that the subject was caused to become king or was installed as ruler. The perfect 3ms form denotes a completed action affecting a masculine singular subject. |
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