Daniel 3:13:16Dan.3.13.W16TAB
מַלְכָּֽא׃
malka
“the king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkːaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ko-DAM mal-KA
- clause
be-a-DAY-in goo-vra-YA i-LEKH hei-TA-yu ko-DAM mal-KA
- sentence
be-a-DAY-in ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR bir-GAZ va-kha-MA a-MAR le-hai-ta-YA le-shad-RAKH mei-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO be-a-DAY-in goo-vra-YA i-LEKH hei-TA-yu ko-DAM mal-KA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kodam malka {קֳדָ֥ם מַלְכָּֽא | ko-dām mal-kā} ‘before the king’ indicates the result. The English rendering preserves the Aramaic sequence and emphatic structure while clarifying subject-action relationships.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego to be brought. Then these men were brought before the king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 3:13, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּֽא׃ (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.3.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.13.W16.S1) and character.