Daniel 2:21:8Dan.2.21.W8TAB
מַלְכִ֑ין
malkhin
“kings”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHIN
- Extended
- mahl-KHEEN
- IPA
- /malˈxiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KHIN
- phraseyour reading level
oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN
- clause
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN
- sentence
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
Exegesis
The chiastic balance of mehadde and umehaqem {וּמְהָקֵים | ū-mə-hā-qêm} brackets malkhin {מַלְכִין | mal-khīn} ‘kings’, highlighting sovereignty in dethronement and enthronement.
In context — Daniel 2:21
And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise , and knowledge to those who know understanding.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 2:21, so the Hebrew word מַלְכִ֑ין (malkhin) 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.2.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.21.W8.S1) and character.