Daniel 11:25:6Dan.11.25.W6TAB

בְּחַ֣יִל

bekhayeel

with an army

Transliteration
be-kha-YEEL
Extended
beh-khah-YEEL
IPA
/bə.ħa.ˈjiːl/

Meaning by language

English
with an army

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + חַ֣ + יִל
be + kha + yeel
bekhayeel

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-kha-YEEL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL

  3. clause

    ve-ya-ER ko-KHO u-le-va-VO al-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL u-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev yit-ga-RE lam-mil-kha-MA be-kha-YEEL-ga-DOL ve-a-TSUM ad-me-OD

  4. sentence

    ve-ya-ER ko-KHO u-le-va-VO al-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL u-ME-lekh ha-NE-gev yit-ga-RE lam-mil-kha-MA be-kha-YEEL-ga-DOL ve-a-TSUM ad-me-OD ve-LO ya-a-MOD ki-yakh-she-VU a-LA-v ma-kha-sha-VOT

Exegesis

The phrase be-ḥayil gadol {בְּחַ֣יִל גָּדוֹל֒ | bə-ḥă-yil gā-dōl} ‘with great force’ qualifies the scale of the assault.

Root and etymology

ח–י–ל

force, troops

In contextDaniel 11:25

And he will stir up his strength and his heart against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south will join battle with a very great and very strong force, but he will not stand, because plans will be devised against him.

About this coordinate

Daniel 11:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 11:25, so the Hebrew word בְּחַ֣יִל (bekhayeel) 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.11.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.25.W6.S1) and character.