Daniel 2:14:6Dan.2.14.W6TAB
לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ
leharyokh
“to Arioch”
- Transliteration
- leh-ar-YOKH
- Extended
- leh-ar-YOHKH
- IPA
- /ləʔarˈjoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Arioch
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-ar-YOKH
- clause
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
- 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 prepositional phrase learyokh {לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ | lə-ʾār-yōkh} indicates the addressee, further defined by the construct rav-tabbachayya {רַב־טַבָּחַיָּ֖א | rav-tab-ba-ḥay-yā} in apposition to specify his official role.
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 2:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:14, so the Hebrew word לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ (leharyokh) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.14.W6.S1) and character.