Daniel 2:27:4Dan.2.27.W4TAB
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
ko-DAM mal-ka
- clause
a-NE da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-ka ve-a-MAR
- sentence
a-NE da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-ka ve-a-MAR ra-ZA di-mal-KA sha-EL LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN khar-tu-MIN ga-ze-RIN ya-khe-LIN le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kodam malka {קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּ֖א | qo-ḏām mal-kāʾ} situates the address before the king.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule”
In context — Daniel 2:27
Daniel answered before the king and said, “The mystery that the king has asked—no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners are able to make known to the king.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:27, 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.2.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.27.W4.S1) and character.