Daniel 2:23:4Dan.2.23.W4TAB
מְהוֹדֵ֤א
mehode
“give thanks”
- Transliteration
- me-ho-DE
- Extended
- meh-hoh-DEE
- IPA
- /məhoːˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give thanks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
me-ho-DE
- phraseyour reading level
me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH
- clause
LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI
- sentence
LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA
Exegesis
The paired Pael participles mehodea {מְהוֹדֵא | məhôdēʾ} ‘I give thanks’ and umeshabbakh {וּמְשַׁבַּח֙ | ūməšabbāḵ} ‘and I praise’ form a parallel structure emphasizing Daniel’s gratitude.
In context — Daniel 2:23
To You, O God of my fathers , I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and might, and now You have made known to me what we asked, for You have made known to us the matter of the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:23, so the Hebrew word מְהוֹדֵ֤א (mehode) 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.2.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.23.W4.S1) and character.