Daniel 3:18:5Dan.3.18.W5TAB
מַלְכָּ֑א
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
- clause
ve-HEN LA yeh-DI-ah leh-he-VEH-lakh mal-KA
- sentence
ve-HEN LA yeh-DI-ah leh-he-VEH-lakh mal-KA DI lah-le-HAYKH leh-e-lah-HAKH LA-i-ti-NA ee-ti-NA fal-KHEEN oo-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEEM-ta LA nis-GOOD
Exegesis
The vocative malka {מַלְכָּ֑א | malkāʾ} heightens direct confrontation, while dî {דִּ֤י | dî} introduces the full content of what must be “known.”
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 3:18
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not serving your gods, and to the gold image you have set up we will not bow down .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 3:18, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֑א (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.3.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.18.W5.S1) and character.