Daniel 4:30:2Dan.4.30.W2TABWLC Daniel 4:27
מַלְכָא֙
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
a-NE mal-KA
- 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 verse is in Biblical Aramaic and opens with the narrative formula ʿaneh {עָנֵה | ʿānê} “answered,” followed by the subject malkā {מַלְכָּא | malkāʾ} “the king,” and then wəʾāmar {וְאָמַר | wə-ʾāmar} “and said.” This verb–subject–verb sequence foregrounds the speaker and builds suspense before the content of his speech.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, be 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 4:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:30, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָא֙ (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.4.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.30.W2.S1) and character.