Daniel 2:11:3Dan.2.11.W3TAB
שָׁאֵל֙
shael
“asks”
- Transliteration
- sha-EL
- Extended
- shaa-EHL
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- asks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-EL
- phraseyour reading level
u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL
- 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
- 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 context — Daniel 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.