Daniel 11:2:8Dan.11.2.W8TAB
עֹמְדִ֣ים
omedim
“standing”
- Transliteration
- O-me-DIM
- Extended
- OH-meh-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʕoːməˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- standing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
O-me-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS
- clause
hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
- sentence
veh-a-TAA EH-met a-GEED LAKH hin-NEH-OD she-lo-SHA meh-lah-KHEEM O-me-DIM leh-fa-RAS veh-ha-re-VEE-ee ya-a-SHEER O-sher-ga-DOL mi-KOL oo-kheh-zka-TOH veh-ah-SHRO ya-EER ha-KOL ET mal-KHUT ya-VAN
Exegesis
The Qal participle ʿomdim {עֹמְדִים | ʿom-dîm} ‘stand up’ carries a temporal nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-m-d
“stand, remain firm”
In context — Daniel 11:2
And now I will declare the truth to you. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia, and the fourth will become exceedingly rich ; and when he becomes strong through his wealth, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 11:2, so the Hebrew word עֹמְדִ֣ים (omedim) 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.11.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.2.W8.S1) and character.