Daniel 3:24:18Dan.3.24.W18TAB
לְמַלְכָּ֔א
lemalka
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- le-mal-KA
- Extended
- leh-mahl-KAA
- IPA
- /ləmalˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-mal-KA
- clause
a-NE ve-a-MAR leh-had-dav-ROH-hee ha-LA guv-RIN te-la-TA re-MEE-na le-GO-NU-ra me-khap-TEEN a-NA-yin ve-am-RIN le-mal-KA ya-tsi-VA mal-KA
- sentence
e-DA-yin ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA te-VAH ve-KAM be-hit-be-ha-LA a-NE ve-a-MAR leh-had-dav-ROH-hee ha-LA guv-RIN te-la-TA re-MEE-na le-GO-NU-ra me-khap-TEEN a-NA-yin ve-am-RIN le-mal-KA ya-tsi-VA mal-KA
Exegesis
The sequence nevukhadnetsar malka {נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֔א | nə-vū-khad-nět-tsar mal-kā} pairs the royal name with the title for emphasis, typical of court narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“king, ruler”
In context — Daniel 3:24
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in alarm. He answered and said to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "Certainly, O king."
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:24:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Daniel 3:24, so the Hebrew word לְמַלְכָּ֔א (lemalka) 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.3.24.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.24.W18.S1) and character.