Daniel 2:27:12Dan.2.27.W12TAB
חַרְטֻמִּין֙
khartumin
“magicians”
- Transliteration
- khar-tu-MIN
- Extended
- khahr-tuh-MEEN
- IPA
- /ħar.tumˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- magicians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| 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
khar-tu-MIN
- clause
ra-ZA di-mal-KA sha-EL LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN khar-tu-MIN ga-ze-RIN ya-khe-LIN le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
- sentence
a-NE da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-ka ve-a-MAR ra-ZA di-mal-KA sha-EL LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN khar-tu-MIN ga-ze-RIN ya-khe-LIN le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
The negation la {לָא | lāʾ} precedes the asyndetic list chakimin ashpin chartumin gazrin {חַכִּימִין אָשְׁפִין חַרְטֻמִּין גָּזְרִין | ḥak-kî-mîn ʾāš-pîn ḥar-ṭum-mîn gāz-rîn}, emphasizing the inability of four groups.
Root and etymology
In context — Daniel 2:27
Daniel answered before the king and said, “The mystery that the king has asked—no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners are able to make known to the king.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 2:27, so the Hebrew word חַרְטֻמִּין֙ (khartumin) 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.2.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.27.W12.S1) and character.