Daniel 10:2:6Dan.10.2.W6TAB
מִתְאַבֵּ֔ל
mihtehahbel
“mourning”
- Transliteration
- mih-teh-ah-BEL
- Extended
- mee-teh-ah-BEEL
- IPA
- /mi.tə.ʔabˈbeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- mourning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mih-teh-ah-BEL
- phraseyour reading level
ha-yi-TI mih-teh-ah-BEL
- clause
a-NI da-ni-EL ha-yi-TI mih-teh-ah-BEL she-lo-SHA sha-voo-IM ya-MIM
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM a-NI da-ni-EL ha-yi-TI mih-teh-ah-BEL she-lo-SHA sha-voo-IM ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verb hayiti mit'abbel {הָיִ֣יתִי מִתְאַבֵּל | hā-yî-tî mit-ʾab-bēl} combines a Qal perfect with a Hitpael participle to convey sustained, intensive lament.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–lamed
“to mourn”
In context — Daniel 10:2
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks .
About this coordinate
Daniel 10:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 10:2, so the Hebrew word מִתְאַבֵּ֔ל (mihtehahbel) 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.10.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.10.2.W6.S1) and character.