Daniel 2:43:1Dan.2.43.W1TAB

דִּי

di

that / which

Transliteration
DI
Extended
DEE
IPA
/ˈdiː/

Meaning by language

English
that / which

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    DI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta

  3. clause

    DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta par-ze-LA me-a-RAV ba-kha-SAF ti-NA mit-a-re-VIN le-he-VON biz-RA a-na-SHA ve-LA-le-he-VON dav-KIN de-NA im-de-NA

  4. sentence

    DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta par-ze-LA me-a-RAV ba-kha-SAF ti-NA mit-a-re-VIN le-he-VON biz-RA a-na-SHA ve-LA-le-he-VON dav-KIN de-NA im-de-NA HE-khe-DI par-ze-LA LA mit-a-RAV im-khas-PA

Exegesis

The final analogy hēʾ kədî parzela lāʾ mitʿarav ʿim-ḥaspāʾ {הֵֽא־כְדִי פַרְזְלָא לָ֥א מִתְעָרַ֖ב עִם־חַסְפָּֽא} ‘just as iron does not mix with clay’ uses a comparative particle structure to underscore incompatibility.

Root and etymology

In contextDaniel 2:43

And as you saw the iron being mixed with clay and mud, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not cling to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:43, so the Hebrew word דִּי (di) 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.2.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.43.W1.S1) and character.