Daniel 11:18:4Dan.11.18.W4TAB
לְאִיִּ֖ים
leheeyeem
“to coastlands or islands”
- Transliteration
- leh-ee-YEEM
- Extended
- leh-EE-YEEM
- IPA
- /ləʔijˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to coastlands or islands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
leh-ee-YEEM
- clause
veh-yah-SHEV veh-ya-SEHM pa-NAV leh-ee-YEEM veh-la-KHAD ra-BEEM
- sentence
veh-yah-SHEV veh-ya-SEHM pa-NAV leh-ee-YEEM veh-la-KHAD ra-BEEM veh-hish-BEET ka-TSIN kher-pa-TO LO bil-TI kher-PA-to ya-SHEEV LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-iyyim {לְאִיִּים | lə-ʾî-yîm} ‘toward the coastlands’ indicates directional purpose.
In context — Daniel 11:18
And he will return and set his face toward the coastlands and capture many, but a prince will cause his reproach to cease for him; without his own reproach, he will turn it back upon him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 11:18, so the Hebrew word לְאִיִּ֖ים (leheeyeem) 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.11.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.18.W4.S1) and character.