Daniel 2:20:5Dan.2.20.W5TAB
שְׁמֵ֤הּ
shemeh
“his name”
- Transliteration
- she-MEH
- Extended
- sheh-MEH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈmeːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- his name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
she-MEH
- phraseyour reading level
le-he-VEH she-MEH di-eh-la-HA
- clause
a-NEH da-ni-YEL ve-a-MAR le-he-VEH she-MEH di-eh-la-HA me-va-RAKH min-a-le-MA ve-AD a-le-MA
- sentence
a-NEH da-ni-YEL ve-a-MAR le-he-VEH she-MEH di-eh-la-HA me-va-RAKH min-a-le-MA ve-AD a-le-MA DI khakh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA DI LE-hi
Exegesis
The noun phrase shemeh dī elaʾah mevarach {שְׁמֵהּ דִּי־אֱלָהָא מְבָרַךְ | šə-mēh dī-ʾĕ-lā-hāʾ mə-ḇā-raḵ} ‘the name of God is blessed’ functions as its subject.
In context — Daniel 2:20
Daniel answered and said, “Let the name of God be blessed from eternity and until eternity; for wisdom and might are His.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁמֵ֤הּ (shemeh) 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.2.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.20.W5.S1) and character.