Daniel 2:24:8Dan.2.24.W8TAB
מַלְכָּ֔א
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
ma-NI mal-KA
- clause
KOL-koh-VEHL de-NA da-ni-EHL AL al-ar-YOKH DI ma-NI mal-KA le-ho-va-DA le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
- sentence
KOL-koh-VEHL de-NA da-ni-EHL AL al-ar-YOKH DI ma-NI mal-KA le-ho-va-DA le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL a-ZAL ve-KHEN a-MAR-le le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL al-te-ho-VED ha-EL-ni ko-DAM mal-KA u-fish-RA le-mal-KA a-kha-VE
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:24
For this reason Daniel went in to Arioch , whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said to him, “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show the interpretation to the king.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 2:24, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֔א (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.2.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.24.W8.S1) and character.