Daniel 3:17:12Dan.3.17.W12TAB
מַלְכָּ֖א
malka
“O king”
- Transliteration
- mal-KA
- Extended
- mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /malˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- O 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
oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA
- clause
min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA ye-SHEI-ZIV
- sentence
HEN ee-TAI eh-la-ha-NA di-ah-NAKH-na pal-KHIN ya-KHIL le-SHEI-za-vu-ta-NA min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA ye-SHEI-ZIV
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrase umin-yedakh malka {וּמִן־יְדָךְ מַלְכָּא} ‘and from your hand, O king’ broadens the threat.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 3:17
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 3:17, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֖א (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.3.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.17.W12.S1) and character.