Daniel 2:18:10Dan.2.18.W10TAB
יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙
yehovdun
“be destroyed”
- Transliteration
- ye-hov-DUN
- Extended
- yeh-hohv-DOON
- IPA
- /jəhovˈduːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- be destroyed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-hov-DUN
- phraseyour reading level
DI LA ye-hov-DUN
- clause
DI LA ye-hov-DUN da-ni-EL ve-khav-ro-HI im-she-AR kha-ki-ME va-VEL
- sentence
ve-ra-kha-MIN le-miv-E min-ko-DAM e-LAH she-ma-YA al-ra-ZA de-NA DI LA ye-hov-DUN da-ni-EL ve-khav-ro-HI im-she-AR kha-ki-ME va-VEL
Exegesis
The relative particle di {דִּי | dī} leads into the result clause la-yehobdun {לָ֤א יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ | lāʾ yəhōḇdūn}, signaling the intended outcome “not to perish.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-dʾ-b-d
“perish”
In context — Daniel 2:18
That they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this mystery , so that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 2:18, so the Hebrew word יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ (yehovdun) 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.2.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.18.W10.S1) and character.