Daniel 2:30:3Dan.2.30.W3TAB
בְחָכְמָה֙
bekhokhma
“by wisdom”
- Transliteration
- be-khokh-MA
- Extended
- beh-khohkh-MAA
- IPA
- /bəħɔxˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khokh-MA
- phraseyour reading level
LA be-khokh-MA
- clause
va-ah-NA LA be-khokh-MA dee-ee-TAI BEE min-kol-khai-YAA ra-ZA de-NA geh-LI LEE
- sentence
va-ah-NA LA be-khokh-MA dee-ee-TAI BEE min-kol-khai-YAA ra-ZA de-NA geh-LI LEE la-HEN al-div-RAT DEE pish-RA le-mal-KA ye-hoh-DE-UN veh-rah-yoh-NEE liv-VAKH tin-DA
Exegesis
The negation lāʾ {לָ֤א | lāʾ} precedes the prepositional phrase beḥokhmāh {בְחָכְמָה֙ | beḥokhmāh} ‘in wisdom’, centering the denial on personal insight.
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-hḥ-k-m
“skill, insight”
In context — Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom which is in me beyond all the living, but rather, so that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:30, so the Hebrew word בְחָכְמָה֙ (bekhokhma) 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.2.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.30.W3.S1) and character.