לְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ

𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤅

mâlak

of his 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

Daniel 9:2 · Word #3

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

Phraseof his reign

SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-17

for his reigning

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of מלך with prefixed לְ and 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal infinitive construct expresses the act of reigning, and the prefixed לְ marks purpose or relation (“for/to”). The 3ms suffix וֹ specifies the subject as “his,” yielding “for his reigning.”

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