Daniel 2:5:6Dan.2.5.W6TAB
מִלְּתָ֖א
milleta
“the matter”
- Transliteration
- mil-le-TA
- Extended
- mih-lleh-TAA
- IPA
- /mil.ləˈt̪aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the matter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mil-le-TA
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-se-di-A le-khas-da-E mil-le-TA mih-NEE az-DA
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-se-di-A le-khas-da-E mil-le-TA mih-NEE az-DA HEN LA te-ho-deh-oo-nna-NEE khel-MA u-fish-REH ha-daa-MEEN tit-a-ved-DUN u-va-te-khon ne-va-LEE yit-sa-MOON
Exegesis
The statement milta mini azda {מִלְּתָ֖א מִנִּ֣י אַזְדָּ֑א} forms a declarative clause where milta ‘word’ carries authoritative weight and azda ‘is firm’ underscores decisiveness.
Root and etymology
m-l-l
“to speak, word”
In context — Daniel 2:5
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be made into pieces, and your houses shall be set as a dunghill .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:5, so the Hebrew word מִלְּתָ֖א (milleta) 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.2.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.5.W6.S1) and character.