Daniel 2:23:17Dan.2.23.W17TAB
מַלְכָּ֖א
malka
“the king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
di-mil-LAT mal-KA
- clause
u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA
- sentence
LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA
Exegesis
The fused clause dî-be‘ênāʾ minnākh {דִּֽי־בְעֵ֣ינָא מִנָּ֔ךְ | dî-be‘ênāʾ minnākh} ‘which from you’ expresses Daniel’s request, while dî-millat malkāʾ {דִּֽי־מִלַּ֥ת מַלְכָּ֖א | dî-millat malkāʾ} ‘the matter of the king’ in construct form identifies the topic. The asyndetic stacking of relative clauses underscores the progressive revelation granted by the divine.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:23
To You, O God of my fathers , I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and might, and now You have made known to me what we asked, for You have made known to us the matter of the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:23:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Daniel 2:23, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֖א (malka) 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.2.23.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.23.W17.S1) and character.