Daniel 2:37:3Dan.2.37.W3TAB
מֶ֖לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- clause
AN-teh mal-KA ME-lekh mal-kai-YA
- sentence
AN-teh mal-KA ME-lekh mal-kai-YA DI e-LAH she-mai-YA mal-khu-TA khis-NA ve-tak-PA vi-ka-RA ye-HAV-lakh
Exegesis
The opening pronoun anta {אַנְתְּה | ʾan·ta} ‘you’ directly addresses the ruler, followed by two nominal titles malka {מַלְכָּא | mal·kāʼ} ‘the king’ and melekh malkayya {מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא | me·leḵ mal·ka·yāʼ} ‘king of kings,’ intensifying his status.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:37
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom God of heaven has given the kingdom, the strength , the power, and the glory.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:37, so the Hebrew word מֶ֖לֶךְ (melekh) 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.2.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.37.W3.S1) and character.