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.
Daniel 9:2 · Word #3
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 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
| Phrase | of his reign |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-17
for his reigning
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct of מלך with prefixed לְ and 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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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