Daniel 2:24:4Dan.2.24.W4TAB
עַ֣ל
al
“to”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
AL
- phraseyour reading level
AL al-ar-YOKH
- clause
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
- 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 verb ʿal {עַ֣ל | ʿal} in Peal perfect verb form functions idiomatically as “go in,” taking al-ʾaryōḵ {עַל־אַרְי֔וֹךְ | ʿal ʾar·yōḵ} as its object.
Root and etymology
ʿ-lʿ-l
“to go up, ascend”
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 2:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:24, so the Hebrew word עַ֣ל (al) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.24.W4.S1) and character.