Daniel 2:4:7Dan.2.4.W7TAB
חֱיִ֔י
kheyi
“live”
- Transliteration
- khe-YI
- Extended
- kheh-YEE
- IPA
- /ħɛˈjiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-YI
- phraseyour reading level
le-al-MIN khe-YI
- clause
mal-KA le-al-MIN khe-YI e-MAR khel-MA leh-av-DEE-KHA le-av-DAKH u-fish-RA neh-khah-VEH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BE-ru ha-kas-DEEM la-ME-lekh a-ra-MIT mal-KA le-al-MIN khe-YI e-MAR khel-MA leh-av-DEE-KHA le-av-DAKH u-fish-RA neh-khah-VEH
Exegesis
Their address begins with a vocative, malka {מַלְכָּא֙ | mal-kāʾ} ‘O king,’ followed by the fixed blessing leolmin kheyi {לְעָלְמִ֣ין חֱיִ֔י | lə-ʿol-mîn ḥe-yî} ‘live forever,’ a politeness formula that frames their request as loyal service.
In context — Daniel 2:4
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic , “O king , live forever. Say the dream to your servants, and we will make known the interpretation.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 2:4, so the Hebrew word חֱיִ֔י (kheyi) 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.2.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.4.W7.S1) and character.