Daniel 2:1:3Dan.2.1.W3TAB
לְמַלְכוּת֙
lemalkhut
“the reign of”
- Transliteration
- le-mal-KHUT
- Extended
- leh-mal-KHOOT
- IPA
- /lə.malˈxuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the reign of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mal-KHUT
- clause
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT
- sentence
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
Exegesis
The construct le-malkhut nevukhadnetsar {לְמַלְכוּת֙ נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּ֔ר | lə-mal-ḵût nə-ḇu-ḵad-nēṣ-ṣar} links “reign” to Nebuchadnezzar for specificity.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule, reign”
In context — Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:1, so the Hebrew word לְמַלְכוּת֙ (lemalkhut) 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.2.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.1.W3.S1) and character.