Daniel 5:7:28Dan.5.7.W28TAB
בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א
bemalkhuta
“in the kingdom”
- Transliteration
- be-mal-khu-TA
- Extended
- beh-mahl-khoo-TAA
- IPA
- /bəmal.xuːˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the kingdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-mal-khu-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
- sentence
ka-RE mal-KA be-KHA-yil le-he-a-LA le-ASH-pa-YA khash-di-YA kas-da-EE ve-GAZ-ra-YA a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
Exegesis
Three coordinated imperfects—yilbash {יִלְבַּשׁ | yil-bash}, vehamnikha dîdahava alterzavareh {וְהַמְנִיכָא דִי־דַהֲבָא עַל־צַוְּארֵהּ | wə-ham-nî-kā dî-da-hā-wā ʿal-ṣaw-wə-reh}, and utelti bemalkuta yishlat {וּתְלִתִּי בְמַלְכוּתָא יִשְׁלַט | ū-te-lit-tî bə-mal-ku-tā yiš-laṭ}—outline the promised attire and rank, characteristic of Aramaic royal edicts.
Root and etymology
m-l-km–l–k
“rule, reign”
In context — Daniel 5:7
The king cried out powerfully to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Then the king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and shows me its interpretation shall be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and shall rule as third in the kingdom.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:7:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Daniel 5:7, so the Hebrew word בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א (bemalkhuta) 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.5.7.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.7.W28.S1) and character.