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
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 | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
mal-khu-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
ar-BA mal-khu-YOT
- clause
ar-BA mal-khu-YOT mi-GOY ya-a-MOD-na ve-LO ve-kho-KHO
- 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 context — Daniel 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.