Daniel 2:27:9Dan.2.27.W9TAB
לָ֧א
la
“not”
- Transliteration
- LA
- Extended
- LAA
- IPA
- /laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
LA
- phraseyour reading level
LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN
- 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
g-l-ʾgimel–lamed–aleph
“to uncover, reveal”
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 2:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:27, so the Hebrew word לָ֧א (la) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.27.W9.S1) and character.