Daniel 1:3:6Dan.1.3.W6TAB
לְהָבִ֞יא
lehavi
“to bring”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-VI
- Extended
- leh-haa-VEE
- IPA
- /lə.haː.ˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-VI
- clause
le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh le-ash-pe-NAZ RAV sa-ri-SAV le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM
Exegesis
The purpose Hiphil infinitive lehavi {לְהָבִ֞יא | lə-hā-ḇîʾ} 'to bring' introduces the command.
In context — Daniel 1:3
The king directed Ashpenaz , chief of his eunuchs , to bring some from among the Israelites, including those from the royal line and the noble class.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 1:3, so the Hebrew word לְהָבִ֞יא (lehavi) 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.1.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.3.W6.S1) and character.