Daniel 2:30:15Dan.2.30.W15TAB
לְמַלְכָּ֣א
lemalka
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- le-mal-KA
- Extended
- leh-mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /ləmalˈkaː/
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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Word in context
- word
le-mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
le-mal-KA ye-hoh-DE-UN
- clause
la-HEN al-div-RAT DEE pish-RA le-mal-KA ye-hoh-DE-UN veh-rah-yoh-NEE liv-VAKH tin-DA
- sentence
va-ah-NA LA be-khokh-MA dee-ee-TAI BEE min-kol-khai-YAA ra-ZA de-NA geh-LI LEE la-HEN al-div-RAT DEE pish-RA le-mal-KA ye-hoh-DE-UN veh-rah-yoh-NEE liv-VAKH tin-DA
Exegesis
The conjunction lahēn {לָהֵ֗ן | lahēn} ‘but rather’ introduces the purpose clause ʿal-dibrāṯ dî pishrā lə-malkāʾ yəhodʿûn {עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ דִּ֤י פִשְׁרָא֙ לְמַלְכָּ֣א יְהוֹדְע֔וּן | ʿal-dibrāṯ dî pishrā lə-malkāʾ yəhodʿûn} ‘on account of the matter that the interpretation might be made known to the king’, followed by the purpose infinitive tinnədaʿ {תִּנְדַּֽע | tinnədaʿ} ‘you may know’, directing attention to the thoughts of the heart. The layered relative and purpose constructions are rendered through subordinate clauses and infinitives to preserve Aramaic nuance in English.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom which is in me beyond all the living, but rather, so that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:30:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 2:30, so the Hebrew word לְמַלְכָּ֣א (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.2.30.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.30.W15.S1) and character.