Week 10 · Lesson 10.6

The Intake · Liturgical Decoding

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Mi Chamocha:

Deconstruction

Use י-prefix in ימלך as a direct model for modern third-person future patterns.

Line-by-line breakdown · 4
  • יִמְלֹךְ ('He will reign') is a Pa'al future with the י- prefix — the exact pattern you're drilling.
  • Its root is מ-ל-כ (reign / king), the family behind מֶלֶךְ ('king') and מַלְכָּה ('queen').
  • לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד ('forever and ever') = לְ + עוֹלָם, joined by וָ to עֶד.
  • Compare יִמְלֹךְ to spoken third-person futures like יִכְתֹּב, יִלְמַד — same prefix, same shape.