Daniel 11:17:12Dan.11.17.W12TAB
לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ
lehhashkheetah
“to destroy her”
- Transliteration
- leh-hash-khee-TAH
- Extended
- leh-hash-khee-TAAH
- IPA
- /ləhaʃ.ħiːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destroy her
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-hash-khee-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
yih-TEN-LO leh-hash-khee-TAH
- clause
u-VAT ha-na-SHIM yih-TEN-LO leh-hash-khee-TAH ve-LO ta-a-MOD ve-lo-LO tih-YEH
- sentence
ve-ya-SEM PA-naw la-VO be-TO-kef KOL-mal-khu-TO vee-yah-sha-RIM im-MO ve-a-SA u-VAT ha-na-SHIM yih-TEN-LO leh-hash-khee-TAH ve-LO ta-a-MOD ve-lo-LO tih-YEH
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive le-hashchitah {לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ | lə·haš·ḥî·ṯāh} expresses purpose of utter ruin.
Root and etymology
š-ḥ-tshin–chet–tav
“destroy”
In context — Daniel 11:17
And he will set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and equitable terms will be with him; and he will carry them out. And he will give the daughter of women to him for destruction , but it will not stand, and it will not be for him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 11:17, so the Hebrew word לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ (lehhashkheetah) 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.11.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.17.W12.S1) and character.