Daniel 5:6:2Dan.5.6.W2TAB
מַלְכָּא֙
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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Word in context
- word
mal-KA
- phraseyour reading level
e-DA-yin mal-KA
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA zee-VO-hi she-NO-hi ve-ra-yo-NO-hi ye-va-ha-LOON-neh
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA zee-VO-hi she-NO-hi ve-ra-yo-NO-hi ye-va-ha-LOON-neh ve-kit-RE khar-TSE mish-ta-RA-yin ve-ar-khoo-ba-TE DA le-DA nak-SHAN
Exegesis
The subject sbl-simple {מַלְכָּא֙ | mal-kā} ‘the king’ is followed by a construct phrase sbl-simple {זִיוֺ֣הִי שְׁנ֔וֹהִי | zî-vō-hî šə-nō-hî} ‘his appearance changed’, reflecting a verb-subject structure adapted to English word order.
Root and etymology
Rootm–l–k
“to reign”
In context — Daniel 5:6
Then the king’s appearance changed, and his thoughts alarmed him ; the joints of his loins were loosened, and his knees knocked one against the other
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 5:6, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּא֙ (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.5.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.6.W2.S1) and character.