Daniel 1:15:8Dan.1.15.W8TAB
בָּשָׂ֑ר
basar
“flesh”
- Transliteration
- ba-SAR
- Extended
- bah-SAAR
- IPA
- /baːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-SAR
- clause
oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR
- 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.
Root and etymology
ב־שׂ־רb-s-r
“flesh, body”
In context — Daniel 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 1:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 1:15, so the Hebrew word בָּשָׂ֑ר (basar) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.15.W8.S1) and character.