Daniel 2:16:10Dan.2.16.W10TAB
לְמַלְכָּֽא׃
lemalka
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- le-mal-KA
- Extended
- leh-mal-KAA
- IPA
- /ləmalˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
- clause
DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
- sentence
veh-dah-ni-EL AL oo-ve-A min-mal-KA DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
The noun pishra {פִשְׁרָ֖א | piš-rāʾ} ‘interpretation’ plus the Haphal infinitive la-hachavayah {לְהַֽחֲווָיָ֥ה | lə-ha-ḥă-vā-yāh} ‘to show’ form a purpose clause back to malka {לְמַלְכָּֽא | lə-mal-kāʾ} ‘king’. The shift from perfect to imperfect stems contrasts Daniel’s completed entrance with the anticipated royal concession, while the infinitive construct underlines his intent to reveal the dream’s meaning.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:16
And Daniel went in and requested from the king that he would grant him time, so that the interpretation could be shown to the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 2:16, so the Hebrew word לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (lemalka) 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.2.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.16.W10.S1) and character.