Daniel 12:3:1Dan.12.3.W1TAB
וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים
vehhammaskeeleem
“and the ones with insight”
- Transliteration
- veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM
- Extended
- veh-hahm-mahs-KEE-LEEM
- IPA
- /vəhammas.kiˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the ones with insight
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM
- clause
veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM yaz-hi-RU keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a
- sentence
veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM yaz-hi-RU keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a oo-mats-di-KEE ha-rahb-BEEM ka-ko-kha-VEEM le-o-LAM vaa-ED
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunctive participle vehamaskilîm {וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים | wə-ham-măš-kî-lîm} ‘and the wise ones’, serving as the subject of the Hiphil imperfect yazhîrû {יַזְהִּירוּ | yazhî-rû} ‘will shine’.
Root and etymology
s-k-lShin, Kaf, Lamed
“to have insight”
In context — Daniel 12:3
And the wise will shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who justify the many will be like the stars for ever and ever.
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 12:3, so the Hebrew word וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים (vehhammaskeeleem) 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.12.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.3.W1.S1) and character.