Daniel 11:39:5Dan.11.39.W5TAB
נֵכָ֔ר
nehkhar
“foreign”
- Transliteration
- neh-KHAR
- Extended
- neh-KHAAR
- IPA
- /neːˈχaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- foreign
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
neh-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
im-eh-lo-AH neh-KHAR
- clause
veh-ah-SA leh-miv-tseh-RAY mah-oo-ZEEM im-eh-lo-AH neh-KHAR ah-SHER ha-KIR yahk-KEER yar-BEH kha-VOD
- sentence
veh-ah-SA leh-miv-tseh-RAY mah-oo-ZEEM im-eh-lo-AH neh-KHAR ah-SHER ha-KIR yahk-KEER yar-BEH kha-VOD veh-him-shi-LAM bah-rah-BEEM vah-ah-da-MA yeh-khal-LEK bim-KHEER
Exegesis
The preposition im {עִם־ | ʿim} ‘with’ introduces accompaniment by elohah nekar {אֱל֣וֹהַּ נֵכָ֔ר | ʾĕ-lō-ah nê-ḵār} ‘a foreign god’, emphasizing alliance with an alien deity.
In context — Daniel 11:39
And he will act against the fortresses of strongholds with a foreign god ; whomever he acknowledges he will increase with honor, and he will make them rule over many, and he will divide the land for a price.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 11:39, so the Hebrew word נֵכָ֔ר (nehkhar) 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.11.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.39.W5.S1) and character.