Daniel 2:12:10Dan.2.12.W10TAB
חַכִּימֵ֥י
khakimee
“wise men of”
- Transliteration
- kha-ki-MEE
- Extended
- khah-kih-MEE
- IPA
- /ħak.kiːˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ki-MEE
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
- clause
va-a-MAR le-ho-va-DAA le-KHOL kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
- 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
Its object lə-kol ḥakkîmē Bā́bel {לְכֹל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶל | lə-ḵol ḥakkîmē Bā́ḇel} ‘all the wise men of Babylon’ expresses totality. The Aramaic sequence (cause–emotion–command) is rendered in English with a cause clause and a main clause that highlights the king’s rising indignation and subsequent lethal decree.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“wise”
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 2:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 2:12, so the Hebrew word חַכִּימֵ֥י (khakimee) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.12.W10.S1) and character.