Daniel 2:10:13Dan.2.10.W13TAB

לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה

lehahkhavahyaa

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Transliteration
le-hah-KHA-vah-YAA
Extended
leh-hah-KHAH-vah-YAA
IPA
/ləhaħăwaːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

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Result
לְ + הַ + חֲ + וָ + יָ֑ה
le + hah + kha + vah + yaa
lehahkhavahyaa

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-hah-KHA-vah-YAA

  2. clause

    a-NO khas-da-YA khas-da-E ko-DAM-mal-KA ve-am-RIN laa-ee-TAI a-NASH al-yab-BESH-TAA DEE mil-LAT mal-KA yoo-KHAL le-hah-KHA-vah-YAA

  3. sentence

    a-NO khas-da-YA khas-da-E ko-DAM-mal-KA ve-am-RIN laa-ee-TAI a-NASH al-yab-BESH-TAA DEE mil-LAT mal-KA yoo-KHAL le-hah-KHA-vah-YAA KAL-ko-VEL DEE KAL-ME-lekh RAV ve-shal-LIT mil-LA khid-NA LAA she-EL le-khal-khar-TOM ve-a-SHAF ve-khas-DAY

Exegesis

A relative clause introduced by di {דִּ֚י | dî} ‘that’ qualifies milat malka {מִלַּ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א | millaṯ malkāʾ} ‘matter of the king’ with the modal verb yukhal {יוּכַ֖ל | yūḵal} ‘is able’ plus infinitive le-hachavayah {לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה | lə-ḥaḥwîyāʾ} ‘to declare’.

Root and etymology

Rootḥ-w-y

reveal

In contextDaniel 2:10

The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is no person on earth who can disclose the king’s matter; for no king, however great and powerful, has ever requested such a thing from any magician or enchanter or Chaldean."

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 2:10, so the Hebrew word לְהַחֲוָיָ֑ה (lehahkhavahyaa) 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.2.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.10.W13.S1) and character.