וּ/מָלַ֨ךְ

𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊

mâlak

and-will-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

Micah 4:7 · Word #8

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 HC/Vqq3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand-will-reign

SIBI-P1 Translation H4427-35

and he reigned

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple act of reigning or becoming king. The 3rd person masculine singular sequential perfect with prefixed conjunction is reflected as "and he reigned," preserving both gender, number, and narrative sequence.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and he will reign

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleThe verb here is future context ('and he will reign'), not past ('and he reigned'). Adjusted to the correct tense for the prophecy's context.
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