Daniel 11:2:7Dan.11.2.W7TAB
מְלָכִ֜ים
mehlahkheem
“kings”
- Transliteration
- meh-lah-KHEEM
- Extended
- meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /məlaˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
meh-lah-KHEEM
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM
- clause
hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
- sentence
veh-a-TAA EH-met a-GEED LAKH hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
Exegesis
The interjection hinneh-ʿod {הִנֵּה־עוֹד | hin-nēh-ʿō-ḏ} ‘behold yet’ signals attention to the succession formula sheloshah melakhim {שְׁלֹשָׁה מְלָכִים | šə-lō-šāh mə-lā-ḵîm} ‘three kings’ and the conjunctive ordinal veharviʿi {וְהָרְבִיעִי | wə-hār-ḇî-ʿî} ‘and the fourth.’
In context — Daniel 11:2
And now I will declare the truth to you. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia, and the fourth will become exceedingly rich ; and when he becomes strong through his wealth, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 11:2, so the Hebrew word מְלָכִ֜ים (mehlahkheem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.11.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.2.W7.S1) and character.