Daniel 2:24:15Dan.2.24.W15TAB
לְחַכִּימֵ֤י
lekhakimee
“the wise men of”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-ki-MEE
- Extended
- leh-khah-kee-MEE
- IPA
- /ləħak.kiˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wise men of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-ki-MEE
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
- clause
a-ZAL ve-KHEN a-MAR-le le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL al-te-ho-VED ha-EL-ni ko-DAM mal-KA u-fish-RA le-mal-KA a-kha-VE
- sentence
KOL-koh-VEHL de-NA da-ni-EHL AL al-ar-YOKH DI ma-NI mal-KA le-ho-va-DA le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL a-ZAL ve-KHEN a-MAR-le le-kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL al-te-ho-VED ha-EL-ni ko-DAM mal-KA u-fish-RA le-mal-KA a-kha-VE
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lə-hō-ḇāḏā {לְהוֹבָדָה | lə·hō·ḇā·ḏā} expresses purpose (“to destroy”) with the object lə-ḥaḵ·kî·mê Bāvel {לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל | lə·ḥaḵ·kî·mê Bāvel} (“the wise men of Babylon”).
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaf–mem
“wise”
In context — Daniel 2:24
For this reason Daniel went in to Arioch , whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said to him, “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show the interpretation to the king.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 2:24, so the Hebrew word לְחַכִּימֵ֤י (lekhakimee) 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.2.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.24.W15.S1) and character.