Daniel 12:3:5Dan.12.3.W5TAB
וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙
oomatsdikee
“and the ones making righteous”
- Transliteration
- oo-mats-di-KEE
- Extended
- oo-mahts-dih-KEE
- IPA
- /uː.mats.diˈqeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the ones making righteous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-mats-di-KEE
- clause
oo-mats-di-KEE ha-rahb-BEEM ka-ko-kha-VEEM le-o-LAM vaa-ED
- 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 parallel participle ū-maṣdîqê {וּמַצְדִּיקֵי | ū-maṣ-dî-qê} ‘and those who justify’ governs the object hārabbîm {הָרַבִּים | hā-rabbîm} ‘the many’ and introduces a second simile with ka-kkōkhavîm {כַּכּוֹכָבִים | ka-kkō-kha-vîm} ‘like stars’.
Root and etymology
Rootsdq
“to justify”
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 12:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 12:3, so the Hebrew word וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙ (oomatsdikee) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.3.W5.S1) and character.