Daniel 2:16:5Dan.2.16.W5TAB

דִּ֚י

di

that

Transliteration
DI
Extended
DEE
IPA
/diː/

Meaning by language

English
that

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    DI

  2. clause

    DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA

  3. 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 contextDaniel 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.