Daniel 12:10:10Dan.12.10.W10TAB
וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים
vehammaskilim
“but the wise ones”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-mas-ki-LIM
- Extended
- veh-hahm-mahs-kih-LEEM
- IPA
- /vəhamm.aʃkiˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the wise ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ham-mas-ki-LIM
- clause
ve-ham-mas-ki-LIM ya-vi-NU
- sentence
yit-ba-ra-RU ve-yit-lab-NU ve-yits-tsar-FU ra-BIM ve-hir-shi-U re-sha-IM ve-LO ya-vi-NU KAL-re-sha-IM ve-ham-mas-ki-LIM ya-vi-NU
Exegesis
The final clause ve-ha-maskilim {וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים | wə-ha-mas-ki-lîm} ‘and the wise’ depicts those who grasp the end-time revelation, setting them apart from the wicked. This structure establishes a clear antithesis between the destinies of the purified and the unrepentant.
Root and etymology
s-k-lShin, Kaf, Lamed
“to have insight”
In context — Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified , made white, and refined; but the wicked shall practice wickedness, and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand .
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 12:10, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים (vehammaskilim) 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.12.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.10.W10.S1) and character.