Daniel 2:7:4Dan.2.7.W4TAB
מַלְכָּ֕א
malka
“the king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KA
- clause
mal-KA khel-MA ye-MAR le-av-do-HI u-fish-RA ne-kha-ve
- sentence
a-NO tin-ya-NUT ve-am-RIN mal-KA khel-MA ye-MAR le-av-do-HI u-fish-RA ne-kha-ve
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 2:7
They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will show its interpretation .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:7, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֕א (malka) 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.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.7.W4.S1) and character.