Daniel 2:21:11Dan.2.21.W11TAB
לְחַכִּימִ֔ין
lekhakhimin
“to the wise”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-khi-MIN
- Extended
- leh-khah-khee-MEEN
- IPA
- /ləħak.kiːˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the wise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-khi-MIN
- clause
ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
- sentence
ve-HU me-hash-NEH i-da-NAI-ya ve-zim-NAI-ya me-a-DEH mal-KHIN oo-meh-hah-KEEM mal-KHIN ya-HEV khakh-me-TA le-kha-khi-MIN u-man-de-A le-ya-de-E vi-NA
Exegesis
The distributive yahev {יָהֵב | yā-hêv} ‘gives’ leads into two parallel clauses: chokmeta {חָכְמְתָא | ḥāḵ-mə-ṯā} ‘wisdom’ for lekhakkimin {לְחַכִּימִין | lə-ḥak-kî-mīn} ‘the wise’, and mandea {וּמַנְדְּעָא | ū-man-də-ʿā} ‘knowledge’ for those denoted by leyadei vinah {לְיָדְעֵי בִינָה | lə-yad-ʿê vî-nā} ‘those knowing understanding’. The structure is preserved in translation by maintaining verb-first clauses and connectives for natural flow.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“wise”
In context — Daniel 2:21
And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise , and knowledge to those who know understanding.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 2:21, so the Hebrew word לְחַכִּימִ֔ין (lekhakhimin) 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.2.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.21.W11.S1) and character.