Daniel 8:22:6Dan.8.22.W6TAB

מַלְכֻי֛וֹת

malkhuyot

kingdoms

Transliteration
mal-khu-YOT
Extended
mahl-khoo-YOHT
IPA
/malxuˈjoːt/

Meaning by language

English
kingdoms

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מַלְ + כֻ + י֛וֹת
mal + khu + yot
malkhuyot

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    mal-khu-YOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ar-BA mal-khu-YOT

  3. clause

    ar-BA mal-khu-YOT mi-GOY ya-a-MOD-na ve-LO ve-kho-KHO

  4. sentence

    veh-han-NISH-be-RET va-ta-a-MOD-na ar-BA takh-TE-ha ar-BA mal-khu-YOT mi-GOY ya-a-MOD-na ve-LO ve-kho-KHO

Exegesis

The narrative sequence vataʿamōdnāh {וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה | wa-ttaʿmōdnāh} 'and they stood' is a Qal wayyiqtol agreeing in feminine plural with malkhuyōt {מַלְכֻיּוֹת | malkhuyōt} 'kingdoms', which the numeral arbaʿ {אַרְבַּע | ’arba‘} specifies.

Root and etymology

m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf

to rule, reign

In contextDaniel 8:22

And the one that was broken —when four stood in its place—four kingdoms will arise from that nation, but not by its power.

About this coordinate

Daniel 8:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 8:22, so the Hebrew word מַלְכֻי֛וֹת (malkhuyot) 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.8.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.22.W6.S1) and character.