Daniel 2:12:1Dan.2.12.W1TAB
כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל
kalkovel
“because of”
- Transliteration
- kal-ko-VEL
- Extended
- kahl-koh-VEHL
- IPA
- /kɔl.qɔˈveːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
kal-ko-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
kal-ko-VEL de-NAA
- clause
kal-ko-VEL de-NAA mal-KAA be-NAS u-ke-TSAF sa-GEE
- sentence
kal-ko-VEL de-NAA mal-KAA be-NAS u-ke-TSAF sa-GEE va-a-MAR le-ho-va-DAA le-KHOL kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
Exegesis
The verse opens with kol-qovel {כָּל־קֳבֵל | kol-qăḇēl} ‘because of this’, an idiomatic cause marker linked to prior events.
In context — Daniel 2:12
Because of this, the king grew angry and exceedingly furious, and he commanded the lethal decree against all the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:12, so the Hebrew word כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל (kalkovel) 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.2.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.12.W1.S1) and character.