Daniel 1:9:4Dan.1.9.W4TAB
לְחֶ֖סֶד
lekhesed
“for favor”
- Transliteration
- le-KHE-sed
- Extended
- leh-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /ləˈħɛ.sɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- for favor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHE-sed
- clause
va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM et-da-ni-EL le-KHE-sed u-le-ra-kha-MEEM
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM et-da-ni-EL le-KHE-sed u-le-ra-kha-MEEM lif-NE SAR ha-sa-ri-SEEM
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional pair lechesed {לְחֶ֖סֶד | leḥesed} ‘for favor’ and ulerachamim {וּלְרַחֲמִ֑ים | ū-le-raḥămîm} ‘and for compassion’ links chesed and raḥamim to convey loyal kindness and tender mercy.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–samekh–dalet
“loyal kindness”
In context — Daniel 1:9
And God caused Daniel to receive favor and compassion before the chief of the eunuchs.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 1:9, so the Hebrew word לְחֶ֖סֶד (lekhesed) 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.1.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.9.W4.S1) and character.