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

Result
לְ + הָ + בִ֞יא
le + ha + vi
lehavi

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ha-VI

  2. clause

    le-ha-VI mi-be-NEE yis-ra-EL u-miz-ZE-RA ha-me-lu-KHAA u-min-ha-par-teh-MEEM

  3. 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 contextDaniel 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.