Daniel 2:16:4Dan.2.16.W4TAB
מִן־מַלְכָּ֑א
minmalka
“from the king”
- Transliteration
- min-mal-KA
- Extended
- mihn-mal-KAA
- IPA
- /min.malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
min-mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
oo-ve-A min-mal-KA
- clause
veh-dah-ni-EL AL oo-ve-A min-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 verb ʿal {עַ֖ל | ʿal} ‘entered’ opens the main clause, followed by the conjunction u {וּ | û} + verb beʿa {בְּעָ֣ה | bə-ʿāh} ‘requested’, directed toward malka {מַלְכָּ֑א | mal-kāʾ} ‘king’ introduced by min {מִן־ | min} ‘from’.
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 2:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:16, so the Hebrew word מִן־מַלְכָּ֑א (minmalka) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.16.W4.S1) and character.