Daniel 2:30:4Dan.2.30.W4TAB
דִּֽי־אִיתַ֥י
deeeetai
“that is”
- Transliteration
- dee-ee-TAI
- Extended
- DEE-ee-TAI
- IPA
- /diː.ʔiːˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- that is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
dee-ee-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
dee-ee-TAI BEE
- 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 relative particle dî {דִּֽי־ | dî} with ʾīṯay {אִיתַ֥י | ʾīṯay} ‘exists’ in ʾīṯay bî min kol ḥayyayya {אִיתַ֥י בִּ֙י֙ מִן־כָּל־חַיַּיָּ֔א | ʾīṯay bî min kol ḥayyayya} ‘which exists in me above all the living’ clarifies Daniel’s disclaimer of superior wisdom.
The conjunction lahēn {לָהֵ֗ן | lahēn} ‘but rather’ introduces the purpose clause ʿal-dibrāṯ dî pishrā lə-malkāʾ yəhodʿûn {עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ דִּ֤י פִשְׁרָא֙ לְמַלְכָּ֣א יְהוֹדְע֔וּן | ʿal-dibrāṯ dî pishrā lə-malkāʾ yəhodʿûn} ‘on account of the matter that the interpretation might be made known to the king’, followed by the purpose infinitive tinnədaʿ {תִּנְדַּֽע | tinnədaʿ} ‘you may know’, directing attention to the thoughts of the heart. The layered relative and purpose constructions are rendered through subordinate clauses and infinitives to preserve Aramaic nuance in English.
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 2:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:30, so the Hebrew word דִּֽי־אִיתַ֥י (deeeetai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.30.W4.S1) and character.