Daniel 2:14:13Dan.2.14.W13TAB
לְחַכִּימֵ֖י
lekhakhime
“the wise men of”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-khi-ME
- Extended
- leh-khah-khih-MEE
- IPA
- /ləħak.kiːˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wise men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-kha-khi-ME
- clause
DI ne-FAK le-kat-ta-LA le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL
- sentence
be-a-DA-yin da-ni-EL ha-TEEV e-TA oo-te-EM leh-ar-YOKH rav-tab-ba-kha-YA DI mal-KA DI ne-FAK le-kat-ta-LA le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL
Exegesis
The infinitive leqattala {לְקַטָּלָ֔ה | lə-qat-ta-lā} expresses purpose, and lehakkimei Bavel {לְחַכִּימֵ֖י בָּבֶֽל | lə-ħak-kī-meī Bā-vel} specifies the intended targets. English reordering preserves the clarity of agency and authority.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“wise”
In context — Daniel 2:14
Then Daniel answered with counsel to Arioch, the chief executioner of the king who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 2:14, so the Hebrew word לְחַכִּימֵ֖י (lekhakhime) 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.2.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.14.W13.S1) and character.