Daniel 11:27:4Dan.11.27.W4TAB
לְמֵרָ֔ע
lemera
“for evil”
- Transliteration
- le-me-RA
- Extended
- leh-meh-RAA
- IPA
- /ləmeːˈraːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for evil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
le-me-RA
- phraseyour reading level
le-va-VAM le-me-RA
- clause
u-shnee-HEM ham-me-la-KHIM le-va-VAM le-me-RA ve-ahl-SHOOL-KHAAN e-KHAD ka-ZAV ye-da-be-RU
- sentence
u-shnee-HEM ham-me-la-KHIM le-va-VAM le-me-RA ve-ahl-SHOOL-KHAAN e-KHAD ka-ZAV ye-da-be-RU ve-LO tits-LAKH ki-OD KETS lam-mo-ED
Exegesis
The phrase levavam lemera {לְבָבָ֣ם לְמֵרָ֔ע | lə-vā-vām lə-mē-rāʿ} highlights the internal intent ‘their hearts to do evil.’
In context — Daniel 11:27
And both these kings —their hearts are bent on doing evil—and at one table they will speak lies, but it will not succeed, for the end is yet reserved for the appointed time.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 11:27, so the Hebrew word לְמֵרָ֔ע (lemera) 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.11.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.27.W4.S1) and character.