Daniel 2:16:5Dan.2.16.W5TAB
דִּ֚י
di
“that”
- Transliteration
- DI
- Extended
- DEE
- IPA
- /diː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
DI
- clause
DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
- sentence
veh-dah-ni-EL AL oo-ve-A min-mal-KA DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
A subordinate clause begins with di {דִּ֚י | dî} ‘that’, where zeman {זְמָ֣ן | zə-mān} ‘time’ serves as the object of the imperfect yin-ten-leh {יִנְתֵּ֔ן־לֵ֔הּ | yin-tēn-lēh} ‘would-be-given-to-him’.
Root and etymology
In context — Daniel 2:16
And Daniel went in and requested from the king that he would grant him time, so that the interpretation could be shown to the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:16, so the Hebrew word דִּ֚י (di) 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.2.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.16.W5.S1) and character.