Daniel 11:19:5Dan.11.19.W5TAB
וְנִכְשַׁ֥ל
venikhshal
“{And} he will stumble”
- Transliteration
- ve-nikh-SHAL
- Extended
- veh-nihkh-SHAAL
- IPA
- /vənixˈʃal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he will stumble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nikh-SHAL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nikh-SHAL ve-na-FAL
- clause
ve-nikh-SHAL ve-na-FAL ve-LO yihm-ma-TSE
- sentence
ve-yah-SHEV pa-NAV le-ma-OO-ZEH ar-TSO ve-nikh-SHAL ve-na-FAL ve-LO yihm-ma-TSE
Exegesis
Two successive imperfect verbs, venikshal {וְנִכְשַׁל | wə-nik-šal} ‘and he will stumble’ (Niphal) and venafal {וְנָפַל | wə-nā-pal} ‘and he will fall’ (Qal), present a linked sequence of calamity.
Root and etymology
k-š-lkaf–shin–lamed
“to stumble”
In context — Daniel 11:19
Then he will turn his face toward the strongholds of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, and he will not be found.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 11:19, so the Hebrew word וְנִכְשַׁ֥ל (venikhshal) 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.11.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.19.W5.S1) and character.