Daniel 2:11:3Dan.2.11.W3TAB

שָׁאֵל֙

shael

asks

Transliteration
sha-EL
Extended
shaa-EHL
IPA
/ʃaːˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
asks

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Result
שָׁ + אֵל֙
sha + el
shael

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL

  3. clause

    u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL yak-KEE-RAA ve-a-khoh-RAAN LAA i-TAI DI ye-kha-VVIN-NA ko-DAM mal-KAA

  4. sentence

    u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL yak-KEE-RAA ve-a-khoh-RAAN LAA i-TAI DI ye-kha-VVIN-NA ko-DAM mal-KAA la-HEN e-la-HIN DI me-dar-HON im-bis-RAA LAA i-TO-hi

Exegesis

The verse opens with umilta {וּמִלְּתָ֨א | û-mil-lə-thā} ‘matter’, marking the topic followed by the relative clause di malka shael {דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֤ה שָׁאֵל֙ | dî mal-kā šā-ʾēl} ‘which the king has asked’.

In contextDaniel 2:11

And the matter which the king has asked is difficult , and there is no other who can declare it before the king except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh.

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:11, so the Hebrew word שָׁאֵל֙ (shael) 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.2.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.11.W3.S1) and character.