Daniel 4:18:5Dan.4.18.W5TABWLC Daniel 4:15
מַלְכָּ֣א
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
mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar
- clause
de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar
- sentence
de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar ve-AN-TE bel-tsha-TSAR pish-RE e-MAR kal-ko-VEL DI kal-kha-khi-MEE mal-khu-TI la-ya-khe-LIN pish-RA le-ho-da-a-ta-NI ve-AN-TE ka-HEL DI roo-akh-e-la-HIN ka-di-SHIN BAKH
Exegesis
His royal identity is expressed in apposition: nevukhadnetsar {נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר | nᵊvûḵaḏneṣṣar} “Nebuchadnezzar” plus malkā {מַלְכָּא | malkā} “the king.”
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 4:18
This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. And you, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the interpretation known to me; but you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 4:18, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֣א (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.4.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.18.W5.S1) and character.