Daniel 2:13:3Dan.2.13.W3TAB
וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א
vekhakhimaiya
“and the wise men”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-khi-mai-YA
- Extended
- veh-khah-khee-mai-YAA
- IPA
- /vəħak.kiːmajˈjɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the wise men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-khi-mai-YA
- clause
ve-da-TA nef-KAT ve-kha-khi-mai-YA mit-kat-te-LIN
- sentence
ve-da-TA nef-KAT ve-kha-khi-mai-YA mit-kat-te-LIN u-ve-O da-ni-EL ve-khav-ro-HI le-hit-ke-ta-LA
Exegesis
The next clause pairs the determined group vekhakimayya {וְחַכִּימַיָּא | wə-ḥak-kî-may-yāʾ} with the Hitpael participle mitqatlin {מִתְקַטְּלִין | mit-qat-təlîn} to express an ongoing, unfolding process of execution (“were being put to death”), heightening urgency.
Root and etymology
consonantsḥet–kaf–mem
“be wise, be skilled”
In context — Daniel 2:13
And the decree went out, and the wise men were being put to death; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be put to death.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:13, so the Hebrew word וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א (vekhakhimaiya) 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.2.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.13.W3.S1) and character.