Daniel 1:9:5Dan.1.9.W5TAB
וּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑ים
ulerakhameem
“and for mercies”
- Transliteration
- u-le-ra-kha-MEEM
- Extended
- oo-leh-rah-khah-MEEM
- IPA
- /u.lə.ra.ħaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for mercies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-ra-kha-MEEM
- 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
Rootresh–chet–mem
“tender mercy”
In context — Daniel 1:9
And God caused Daniel to receive favor and compassion before the chief of the eunuchs.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 1:9, so the Hebrew word וּֽלְרַחֲמִ֑ים (ulerakhameem) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.9.W5.S1) and character.