Daniel 2:24:9Dan.2.24.W9TAB
לְהוֹבָדָ֖ה
lehovada
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- le-ho-va-DA
- Extended
- leh-hoh-vah-DAA
- IPA
- /ləhoːvaˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-ho-va-DA
- 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 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
Rootaleph–bet–dalet
“to perish”
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 2:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:24, so the Hebrew word לְהוֹבָדָ֖ה (lehovada) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.24.W9.S1) and character.