Daniel 5:9:2Dan.5.9.W2TAB
מַלְכָּ֤א
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
mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI ve-rav-re-va-NO-HI mish-tab-SHIN
Exegesis
The nominal phrase malka belsha’tsar {מַלְכָּא בֵלְשַׁאצַּר | mal-kāʾ bêl-šaʾt-tsar} establishes the subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule”
In context — Daniel 5:9
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were perplexed.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 5:9, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֤א (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.5.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.9.W2.S1) and character.