mal.kah denotes the female royal figure who enters the banquet hall and addresses the king.

The attested use identifies a female royal figure who enters the banquet hall and addresses the king in Daniel 5:10.

1. Female royal figure addressing the king · dominant

   In Daniel 5:10, the determined feminine singular noun occurs for the woman who enters the banquet hall because of the king's and nobles' words, then answers the king. The APB renders the verse with “the queen” for both her entrance and her address.

   Daniel 5:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:10, the APB presents the woman as “the queen” when she enters the banquet hall and when she answers the king.