Daniel 11:3:2Dan.11.3.W2TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh gi-BOR
- clause
ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR
- sentence
ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO
Exegesis
The noun phrase melekh gibbor {מֶלֶךְ גִּבּוֹר | me-leḵ gib-bōr} ‘mighty king’ employs an attributive adjective to depict strength.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign, have authority”
In context — Daniel 11:3
And a mighty king shall arise, and he shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 11:3, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.11.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.3.W2.S1) and character.