Daniel 4:1:2Dan.4.1.W2TABWLC Daniel 3:31
מַלְכָּ֗א
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
- phraseyour reading level
ne-vu-khad-NE-tsar mal-KA
- sentence
ne-vu-khad-NE-tsar mal-KA le-khohl-am-ma-YAA u-ma-IA ve-li-sha-na-IA dee-daa-RIN dai-RIN be-khol-ar-A she-lam-KHON yis-GEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the royal name nevukhadnetsar {נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר | nəḇûḵaḏneṣṣar} “Nebuchadnezzar,” followed immediately by the title malka {מַלְכָּא | malkāʾ} “the king,” forming a typical Ancient Near Eastern epistolary heading in which the sender is identified first.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 4:1
Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all peoples, nations, and languages who are dwelling throughout all the earth: may your peace be multiplied.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:1, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֗א (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.4.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.1.W2.S1) and character.