Daniel 5:1:2Dan.5.1.W2TAB
מַלְכָּ֗א
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
bel-sha-TSAR mal-KA
- clause
bel-sha-TSAR mal-KA a-VAD le-KHEM RAV le-rav-re-va-NO-hi a-LEF
- sentence
bel-sha-TSAR mal-KA a-VAD le-KHEM RAV le-rav-re-va-NO-hi a-LEF ve-la-ko-VEL al-PA kham-RA sha-TE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject belshatsar {בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר | bēlšaʾṣṣar} ‘Belshazzar’ followed by the appositional malka {מַלְכָּא | malkā} ‘the king,’ a construction that identifies him and emphasizes his status.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule”
In context — Daniel 5:1
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and before the thousand he drank wine .
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 5:1, 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.5.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.1.W2.S1) and character.