Daniel 2:15:5Dan.2.15.W5TAB
דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֔א
deemalka
“of the king”
- Transliteration
- dee-MAL-KA
- Extended
- dee-MAHL-KAA
- IPA
- /diː.malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
dee-MAL-KA
- 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.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
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 2:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:15, so the Hebrew word דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֔א (deemalka) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.15.W5.S1) and character.