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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-kha-YEEL
- phraseyour reading level
be-kha-YEEL ga-DOL
- 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
- 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 context — Daniel 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.