Daniel 2:25:18Dan.2.25.W18TAB
לְמַלְכָּ֥א
lemalka
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- le-mal-KA
- Extended
- leh-mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /lə.malˈkaː/
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-mal-KA ye-ho-DA
- clause
ve-KHEN a-MAR-LEH di-hash-kha-KHAT ge-VAR min-be-NEI ga-lu-TA DI ye-HUD DI fish-RA le-mal-KA ye-ho-DA
- sentence
e-DA-yin ar-YOKH be-hit-be-ha-LA han-EL le-da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-KA ve-KHEN a-MAR-LEH di-hash-kha-KHAT ge-VAR min-be-NEI ga-lu-TA DI ye-HUD DI fish-RA le-mal-KA ye-ho-DA
Exegesis
The final clause di pishra le-malka yehodaʿ {דִּ֥י פִשְׁרָ֖א לְמַלְכָּ֥א יְהוֹדַֽע | dî pish-rā lə-mal-kāʾ ye-ho-daʿ} ‘who will make known the interpretation to the king’ uses pishra ‘interpretation’ and the Haphel imperfect yehodaʿ ‘he will make known’ to define Daniel’s role. The sequence of relative clauses builds emphasis on Daniel’s qualification and mission.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:25
Then Arioch brought Daniel in haste before the king and said to him, "I have found a man from among the sons of the captivity of Judah who will make known the interpretation to the king."
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:25:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Daniel 2:25, so the Hebrew word לְמַלְכָּ֥א (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.2.25.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.25.W18.S1) and character.