Daniel 8:1:5Dan.8.1.W5TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-le-shats-TSAR ha-ME-lekh
- clause
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-mal-KHOOT be-le-shats-TSAR ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-mal-KHOOT be-le-shats-TSAR ha-ME-lekh kha-ZON ni-reh-AA e-LAI a-NI da-ni-YEL a-kha-RE han-ni-reh-AA e-LAI bat-te-khi-LA
Exegesis
The construct le-malkhut {לְמַלְכ֖וּת | lə-malk-hut} ‘of the reign of’ links to Belshatsar {בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר | Bēl-šaṣ-ṣar} and hamelekh {הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham-me-leḵ} ‘the king,’ yielding ‘of King Belshazzar’s reign.’
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–kafmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — Daniel 8:1
In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, I, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at the beginning .
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 8:1, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.8.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.1.W5.S1) and character.