Daniel 2:13:4Dan.2.13.W4TAB
מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין
mitkattelin
“were being killed”
- Transliteration
- mit-kat-te-LIN
- Extended
- miht-kaht-teh-LEEN
- IPA
- /mit.qat.təˈliːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were being killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mit-kat-te-LIN
- 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.
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 2:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:13, so the Hebrew word מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין (mitkattelin) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.13.W4.S1) and character.