Daniel 2:4:3Dan.2.4.W3TAB
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
lamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- la-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
la-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM la-ME-lekh a-ra-MIT
- sentence
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM la-ME-lekh a-ra-MIT mal-KA le-al-MIN khe-YI e-MAR khel-MA leh-av-DEE-KHA le-av-DAKH u-fish-RA neh-khah-VEH
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:4
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , “O king , live forever. Say the dream to your servants, and we will make known the interpretation.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:4, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lamelekh) 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.2.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.4.W3.S1) and character.