Daniel 2:3:8Dan.2.3.W8TAB
לָדַ֖עַת
ladaat
“to know”
- Transliteration
- la-DA-at
- Extended
- lah-DAH-at
- IPA
- /laːˈðaʕat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-DA-at
- clause
vat-ti-PA-em roo-KHEE la-DA-at et-ha-kha-LOM
- sentence
wa-YO-mer la-HEM ham-ME-lekh kha-LOM kha-LAM-tee vat-ti-PA-em roo-KHEE la-DA-at et-ha-kha-LOM
Exegesis
The purpose infinitive lāda‘at {לָדַעַת | lā-da-ʿat} governs et-ha-ḥă-lōm {אֶת־הַחֲלֹם | ʾet-ha-ḥă-lōm}, clarifying the king’s intent to know the dream. The Hebrew word order and verb forms underscore the emotional disturbance and the urgent need for interpretation.
In context — Daniel 2:3
And the king said to them, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 2:3, so the Hebrew word לָדַ֖עַת (ladaat) 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.2.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.3.W8.S1) and character.