Daniel 2:26:2Dan.2.26.W2TAB
מַלְכָּא֙
malka
“the king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkɑː/
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
a-NE mal-KA
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-da-ni-EL DI she-MEH bel-te-sha-TSAR
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-da-ni-EL DI she-MEH bel-te-sha-TSAR ha-i-TIKH ha-i-TAKH ka-HEL le-ho-da-u-ta-NI khel-MA di-kha-ZEIT u-fish-REH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb aneh {עָנֵ֤ה | ʿā-nē} ‘answered’ and malka {מַלְכָּא֙ | mal-kā} ‘the king’, marking the subject and speech marker.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — Daniel 2:26
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I saw, and its interpretation ?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 2:26, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּא֙ (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.2.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.26.W2.S1) and character.