Daniel 2:37:4Dan.2.37.W4TAB
מַלְכַיָּ֑א
malkaiya
“kings”
- Transliteration
- mal-kai-YA
- Extended
- mahl-kai-YAA
- IPA
- /mal.kajˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-kai-YA
- 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
“of kings”
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 2:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:37, so the Hebrew word מַלְכַיָּ֑א (malkaiya) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.37.W4.S1) and character.