Daniel 1:15:6Dan.1.15.W6TAB

ט֔וֹב

tov

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Transliteration
TOV
Extended
TOHV
IPA
/ˈtoːv/

Meaning by language

English
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Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOV

  2. clause

    oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR

  3. sentence

    oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR min-KOL-ha-ye-la-DIM ha-o-khe-LIM ET pat-BAG ha-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The construct marʾehem {מַרְאֵיהֶם | marʾê-hem} functions as the subject, followed by the adjectival phrase tov uveriʾei basar {טוֹב וּבְרִיאֵי בָּשָׂר | ṭôv u-ḇə-riʾê bā-sār} describing comparative quality.

In contextDaniel 1:15

And at the end of ten days, their appearance was seen to be better and healthier in flesh than all the youths who were eating the portion of the king.

About this coordinate

Daniel 1:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 1:15, so the Hebrew word ט֔וֹב (tov) 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.1.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.15.W6.S1) and character.