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

Result
לְ + מַלְ + כוּת֙
le + mal + khut
lemalkhut

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-mal-KHUT

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextDaniel 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.