Daniel 2:18:14Dan.2.18.W14TAB
חַכִּימֵ֥י
khakime
“the wise men of”
- Transliteration
- kha-ki-ME
- Extended
- khah-kih-MEE
- IPA
- /ħak.kiːˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wise men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ki-ME
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ki-ME va-VEL
- 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 names Daniel and his companions are contrasted with im-shear chakimei Bavel {עִם־שְׁאָ֖ר חַכִּימֵ֥י בָבֶֽל | ʿim-šeʾar ḥakkīmē Bāvel}, highlighting the group’s fate relative to Babylon’s wise men.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“wise”
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 2:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Daniel 2:18, so the Hebrew word חַכִּימֵ֥י (khakime) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.18.W14.S1) and character.