Daniel 4:29:5Dan.4.29.W5TABWLC Daniel 4:26
מַלְכוּתָ֛א
malkhootaa
“the kingdom”
- Transliteration
- mal-khoo-TAA
- Extended
- mahl-khoo-TAA
- IPA
- /mal.xuːˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kingdom
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-khoo-TAA
- clause
ahl-hee-KHAL mal-khoo-TAA DEE vah-VEL meh-hah-LEKH hah-VAA
- sentence
lik-TSAAT yar-KHIN teh-REE-ah-SAR ahl-hee-KHAL mal-khoo-TAA DEE vah-VEL meh-hah-LEKH hah-VAA
Exegesis
The noun malkhuta {מַלְכוּתָ֙א | malkûṯā} ‘the kingdom’ is specified by the linker di {דִּ֣י | dî} ‘of/which’, yielding the genitival relationship ‘the kingdom of Babylon.’
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule as king”
In context — Daniel 4:29
At the end of twelve months, he was walking on the palace roof of the kingdom of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 4:29, so the Hebrew word מַלְכוּתָ֛א (malkhootaa) 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.4.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.29.W5.S1) and character.