Daniel 6:9:2Dan.6.9.W2TAB
מַלְכָּ֔א
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
keh-AN mal-KA
- clause
keh-AN mal-KA te-KIM e-sa-RA ve-tir-SHOOM ke-ta-VA
- sentence
keh-AN mal-KA te-KIM e-sa-RA ve-tir-SHOOM ke-ta-VA DI LA le-hash-na-YA ke-DAT-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS di-LA te-DE
Exegesis
Malka {מַלְכָּא | mal-kāʾ} serves as subject, with teqim {תְּקִים | tə-qîm} ‘established’ and ve-tirshum {וְתִרְשֻׁם | wə-tir-šûm} ‘and signed’ forming a coordinated verb phrase denoting royal enactment.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule”
In context — Daniel 6:9
Therefore King Darius signed the document and the interdict , which could not be altered according to the law of the Medes and Persians.
About this coordinate
Daniel 6:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 6:9, so the Hebrew word מַלְכָּ֔א (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.6.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.6.9.W2.S1) and character.