Daniel 7:17:8Dan.7.17.W8TAB
מַלְכִ֖ין
malkhin
“kings”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHIN
- Extended
- mahl-KHEEN
- IPA
- /malˈxiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KHIN
- phraseyour reading level
ar-be-A mal-KHIN
- clause
ar-be-A mal-KHIN ye-ku-MUN min-ar-A
- sentence
i-LEIN khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA DI i-NIN ar-BA ar-be-A mal-KHIN ye-ku-MUN min-ar-A
Exegesis
The paired numerals arba {אַרְבַּע | ʾarbaʿ} and arbe'a {אַרְבְּעָה | ʾarbaʿā} ‘four’ stress the symbolic number, with the first agreeing with beasts and the second with malkhin {מַלְכִין | malkhîn} ‘kings.’
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to be king, reign”
In context — Daniel 7:17
These great beasts , which are four, are four kings who will arise from the earth .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 7:17, so the Hebrew word מַלְכִ֖ין (malkhin) 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.7.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.17.W8.S1) and character.