Daniel 2:15:12Dan.2.15.W12TAB
מִלְּתָ֔א
milta
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- mil-TA
- Extended
- mihl-TAA
- IPA
- /milːˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mil-TA
- phraseyour reading level
eh-DA-yin mil-TA
- clause
eh-DA-yin mil-TA ho-DA ar-YOKH leh-dah-nee-EL
- sentence
ah-NE veh-ah-MAR leh-ar-YOKH shal-LEE-TA dee-MAL-KA al-MA da-TA meh-hakh-tseh-FA min-koh-DAM MAL-KA eh-DA-yin mil-TA ho-DA ar-YOKH leh-dah-nee-EL
Exegesis
The object milta {מִלְּתָ֔א | mil-lə-ṯāʾ} ‘the matter’ refers specifically to that decree. The translation maintains the report clause, direct speech, and summary action in English SVO order while preserving the Aramaic emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-l-l
“to speak, word”
In context — Daniel 2:15
He answered and said to Arioch, the captain of the king, “Why is the decree so urgent from before the king?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 2:15, so the Hebrew word מִלְּתָ֔א (milta) 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.2.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.15.W12.S1) and character.