Daniel 4:27:2Dan.4.27.W2TABWLC Daniel 4:24
מַלְכָּ֗א
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
la-HEN mal-KA
- clause
la-HEN mal-KA min-KI yish-PAR a-LAKH a-tsa-TI ve-kha-TAI-kh va-kha-TA-a-kh bits-da-KA pe-RUK va-a-va-ya-TAAKH be-mi-KHAN a-na-YIN
- sentence
la-HEN mal-KA min-KI yish-PAR a-LAKH a-tsa-TI ve-kha-TAI-kh va-kha-TA-a-kh bits-da-KA pe-RUK va-a-va-ya-TAAKH be-mi-KHAN a-na-YIN HEN te-he-VE ar-KHA lish-LEH-ve-takh
Exegesis
The vocative malka {מַלְכָּא | mal-kāʾ} ‘O king’ addresses Nebuchadnezzar with deference.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, may my counsel be pleasing to you; break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by acts of mercy to the poor; perhaps there will be a lengthening of your tranquility.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:27, 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.4.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.27.W2.S1) and character.