Daniel 2:14:9Dan.2.14.W9TAB
מַלְכָּ֑א
malka
“of the king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
DI mal-KA
- clause
be-a-DA-yin da-ni-EL ha-TEEV e-TA oo-te-EM leh-ar-YOKH rav-tab-ba-kha-YA DI mal-KA
- sentence
be-a-DA-yin da-ni-EL ha-TEEV e-TA oo-te-EM leh-ar-YOKH rav-tab-ba-kha-YA DI mal-KA DI ne-FAK le-kat-ta-LA le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL
Exegesis
The relative particle di {דִּ֚י | di} introduces a subordinate clause linking first to malka {מַלְכָּ֑א | mal-kāʾ} ‘king’ and then to nefaq {נְפַ֣ק | nə-pāq} ‘had gone out’ to signal recent action.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:14
Then Daniel answered with counsel to Arioch, the chief executioner of the king who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:14, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֑א (malka) 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.2.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.14.W9.S1) and character.