Daniel 4:30:11Dan.4.30.W11TABWLC Daniel 4:27
מַלְכ֔וּ
malkhu
“royalty”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHU
- Extended
- mahl-KHOO
- IPA
- /malˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- royalty
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
le-VET mal-KHU
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR ha-LA da-HEE va-VEL rav-TA di-a-NA ve-NAY-ta le-VET mal-KHU bit-KAF khis-NI
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR ha-LA da-HEE va-VEL rav-TA di-a-NA ve-NAY-ta le-VET mal-KHU bit-KAF khis-NI u-li-KAR had-RI
Exegesis
The phrase ləḇēṯ malkû {לְבֵית מַלְכוּ | lə-ḇēṯ malkû} is a construct chain “house of kingship,” idiomatically a royal residence or palace complex.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign, rule as king”
In context — Daniel 4:30
The king answered and said, “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built as a house for the kingdom , by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:30:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 4:30, so the Hebrew word מַלְכ֔וּ (malkhu) 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.4.30.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.30.W11.S1) and character.