מֶלֶךְ רַב וְשַׁלִּיט · יַמָּא רַבָּא
ORIGINALBA-009
Biblical Aramaic · Nouns and the Three States
Adjectives and nouns
BA-009Biblical AramaicAramaic of Daniel and Ezra
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
מֶלֶךְ רַב וְשַׁלִּיט · יַמָּא רַבָּא
Pedagogical transliterationmelekh rav ve-shallit · yamma rabba
Plain meaninga great and ruling king · the great sea
Pointing follows Miqra according to the Masorah (MAM). Cantillation is omitted on the lesson card for visual focus; the underlying evidence retains the complete source reading. Transliterations are pedagogical aids, not replacements for the source.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Adjectives and nouns
In Daniel 2:10, מֶלֶךְ, רַב, and שַׁלִּיט are masculine singular absolute forms. In Daniel 7:2, יַמָּא רַבָּא is masculine singular emphatic. The ending of רַבָּא matches the emphatic noun. These examples show both agreement and a change of state without importing a Hebrew paradigm.
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
melekh rav ve-shallit · yamma rabba
READINGPedagogical reading guide
a great and ruling king · the great sea
MEANINGBiblical Aramaic
מֶלֶךְ (noun msa) + רַב (adjective msa) + שַׁלִּיט (adjective msa) · יַמָּא (noun ms emphatic) + רַבָּא (adjective ms emphatic)
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
Daniel 2:10 — כָּל־מֶלֶךְ רַב וְשַׁלִּיט · Daniel 7:2 — לְיַמָּא רַבָּא
SOURCE REFERENCE
Daniel 2:10; 7:2
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
Source-specific guidance from the curriculum.
Learning objective
Identify the noun and its adjective, then verify gender, number, and state agreement in two Daniel phrases.
Morphology and syntax
OSHB identifies the first set as masculine singular absolute and יַמָּא/רַבָּא as masculine singular emphatic.
Dialect boundary
Biblical Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra. Later Targumic, Jewish Babylonian, and Zoharic forms are not imported into this lesson.
Practice
In each phrase, identify the head noun and the describing word or words. Which phrase visibly marks the emphatic state on both noun and adjective?
Answer key
מֶלֶךְ is described by רַב and שַׁלִּיט. יַמָּא is described by רַבָּא. The second phrase visibly marks the emphatic state with final ־ָא on both words.
Source notes
The phrases are exact excerpts from MAM, checked token by token against OSHB.
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