Daniel 1:5:4Dan.1.5.W4TAB
דְּבַר־י֣וֹם
devaryom
“daily portion”
- Transliteration
- de-var-YOM
- Extended
- deh-var-YOHM
- IPA
- /dəvarˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- daily portion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
de-var-YOM
- phraseyour reading level
de-var-YOM be-yo-MO
- clause
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH
- sentence
va-ye-MAN la-HEM ham-ME-lekh de-var-YOM be-yo-MO mi-PAT-BAG ham-ME-lekh u-mi-YEN mish-TAV u-le-gad-de-LAM sha-NIM sha-LOSH u-mik-tsa-TAM ya-a-med-DU lif-NE ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The construct devar-yom {דְּבַר־י֣וֹם | dəvar-yôm} ‘daily portion’ combines a construct noun with an absolute noun to denote a regulated allotment.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — Daniel 1:5
And the king set for them a daily portion from the king’s food and from the wine of his drinking, and appointed that they be raised for three years; and at the end of those years they would stand before the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 1:5, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־י֣וֹם (devaryom) 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.1.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.5.W4.S1) and character.