Daniel 2:15:4Dan.2.15.W4TAB
שַׁלִּיטָ֣א
shalleeta
“the commander”
- Transliteration
- shal-LEE-TA
- Extended
- shal-LEE-TAA
- IPA
- /ʃal.liːˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the commander
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shal-LEE-TA
- phraseyour reading level
shal-LEE-TA dee-MAL-KA
- clause
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
- 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 compound noun phrase shalita dimalka {שַׁלִּיטָ֣א דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֔א | šal-lî-ṭāʾ dî-mal-kāʾ} defines Arioch’s role as the king’s captain or chief officer.
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 2:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:15, so the Hebrew word שַׁלִּיטָ֣א (shalleeta) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.15.W4.S1) and character.