Daniel 1:8:10Dan.1.8.W10TAB
וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙
vayevakkesh
“requested”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-vak-KESH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vahk-KEHSH
- IPA
- /vajəvakˈkeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- requested
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-vak-KESH
- clause
va-ye-vak-KESH mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM a-SHER LO yit-ga-AL
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-ni-EL al-li-VO a-SHER lo-yit-ga-AL be-fat-BAG ha-ME-lekh u-ve-YAH-yin mish-TAHV va-ye-vak-KESH mi-SAR ha-sa-ri-SIM a-SHER LO yit-ga-AL
Exegesis
The second vav-consecutive way-vak-kēsh {וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙ | way-vak-kēsh} ‘and he requested’ introduces his appeal to mi-sar ha-sā-rî-sîm {מִשַּׂ֣ר הַסָּרִיסִ֔ים | mi-sar ha-sā-rî-sîm} ‘the chief of the eunuchs’.
In context — Daniel 1:8
And Daniel set his mind not to defile himself with the king’s portion or the wine served to him, and he requested the chief of the eunuchs to grant him permission to avoid defilement.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 1:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (vayevakkesh) 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.1.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.8.W10.S1) and character.