מַלְכָּא · מַלְכוּ · שַׁלִּיט · חַכִּימִין · דָתָא · סָפְרָא
ORIGINALBA-V02
Biblical Aramaic · Biblical Aramaic Working Vocabulary
People, rule, and administration
BA-V02Biblical AramaicAramaic of Daniel and Ezra
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
מַלְכָּא · מַלְכוּ · שַׁלִּיט · חַכִּימִין · דָתָא · סָפְרָא
Pedagogical transliterationmalka · malkhu · shallit · ḥakkimin · data · safra
Plain meaningthe king · kingdom/kingship · ruling/authorized · wise men · the decree/law · the scribe
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
People, rule, and administration
Court and administrative Aramaic repeats a compact vocabulary. מַלְכָּא is the emphatic singular ‘the king’; מַלְכוּ is ‘kingdom/kingship.’ חַכִּימִין is an absolute plural, while דָתָא is an emphatic feminine noun for law or decree. Ezra adds סָפְרָא, ‘the scribe.’ Meanings remain context-sensitive: שַׁלִּיט describes ruling authority in Daniel 2:10.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
malka · malkhu · shallit · ḥakkimin · data · safra
READINGPedagogical reading guide
the king · kingdom/kingship · ruling/authorized · wise men · the decree/law · the scribe
MEANINGBiblical Aramaic
person/title: מַלְכָּא, שַׁלִּיט, חַכִּימִין, סָפְרָא · institution/order: מַלְכוּ, דָתָא
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
Daniel 2:10 — מֶלֶךְ רַב וְשַׁלִּיט · Daniel 2:13 — וְדָתָא נֶפְקַת · Daniel 2:44 — יְקִים ... מַלְכוּ · Ezra 4:17 — שִׁמְשַׁי סָפְרָא
SOURCE REFERENCE
Daniel 2:10; 2:13; 2:44; Ezra 4:17
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
Source-specific guidance from the curriculum.
Learning objective
Read common personnel and administrative nouns in Daniel and Ezra with state and number kept visible.
Morphology and syntax
MAM supplies the pointed forms; OSHB identifies their noun/adjective class, gender, number, and state.
Dialect boundary
Biblical Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra. Later Targumic, Jewish Babylonian, and Zoharic forms are not imported into this lesson.
Practice
Sort the six words into people/titles and rule/institution terms. Identify the plural form.
Answer key
People/titles: מַלְכָּא, שַׁלִּיט, חַכִּימִין, סָפְרָא. Rule/institution: מַלְכוּ, דָתָא. The plural is חַכִּימִין.
Source notes
The Ezra and Daniel forms are kept in their exact source orthography.
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