Daniel 2:29:14Dan.2.29.W14TAB
מָה־דִ֥י
madi
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA-DI
- Extended
- MAA-DEE
- IPA
- /maːˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-DI
- phraseyour reading level
MA-DI le-he-VE
- clause
ve-ga-LE ra-za-YA ho-de-AKH MA-DI le-he-VE
- sentence
AN-teh mal-KA ra-yo-NAKH al-mish-ke-VAKH se-li-KU MA DI le-he-VE a-kha-RE de-NA ve-ga-LE ra-za-YA ho-de-AKH MA-DI le-he-VE
Exegesis
The clause ma di ləhewe ahare dena {מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא אַחֲרֵי דְנָה | mā dī ləhewe ʾaḥarē denā} ‘what that would be after this’ expresses the king’s concern for the future.
In context — Daniel 2:29
To you, O king, your thoughts arose upon your bed concerning what would come after this, and Revealer of mysteries has made known to you what is to be .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:29:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Daniel 2:29, so the Hebrew word מָה־דִ֥י (madi) 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.2.29.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.29.W14.S1) and character.