Daniel 11:3:5Dan.11.3.W5TAB

מִמְשָׁ֣ל

mimshal

dominion

Transliteration
mim-SHAL
Extended
mihm-SHAAL
IPA
/mimˈʃaːl/

Meaning by language

English
dominion

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מִמְ + שָׁ֣ל
mim + shal
mimshal

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    mim-SHAL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mim-SHAL RAV

  3. clause

    u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO

  4. sentence

    ve-a-MAD ME-lekh gi-BOR u-ma-SHAL mim-SHAL RAV ve-a-SA kir-tso-NO

Exegesis

The subsequent verb phrase umashal mimshal rav {וּמָשַׁל מִמְשָׁל רַב | û-mā-šal mim-šāl rav} ‘he shall rule with great dominion’ uses a verb plus noun–adjective construct to express scope of authority.

Root and etymology

m-sh-lmem–shin–lamed

rule, dominion

In contextDaniel 11:3

And a mighty king shall arise, and he shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

About this coordinate

Daniel 11:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 11:3, so the Hebrew word מִמְשָׁ֣ל (mimshal) 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.11.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.3.W5.S1) and character.