Daniel 2:49:10Dan.2.49.W10TAB
לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ
lehshadrakh
“to Shadrach”
- Transliteration
- leh-shad-RAKH
- Extended
- leh-shad-RAAKH
- IPA
- /ləʃadˈrax/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Shadrach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-shad-RAKH
- phraseyour reading level
leh-shad-RAKH ME-shakh
- clause
veh-da-nee-EL beh-AA min-mal-KA oo-man-NI AL a-vee-TAA DI meh-dee-NAT ba-VEL leh-shad-RAKH ME-shakh a-VED neh-GO
- sentence
veh-da-nee-EL beh-AA min-mal-KA oo-man-NI AL a-vee-TAA DI meh-dee-NAT ba-VEL leh-shad-RAKH ME-shakh a-VED neh-GO veh-da-nee-EL bit-RA mal-KA
Exegesis
The infinitive l’shadrakh {לְשַׁדְרַךְ | lə-šad-raḵ} ‘to Shadrach’, coordinated with meishakh {מֵישַׁךְ | mēy-šaḵ} ‘Meshach’ and va-aved nego {וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ | va-ʿă-ḇēḏ nə-ḡō} ‘and Abed-Nego’, enumerates the three appointees.
In context — Daniel 2:49
And Daniel requested from the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. However, Daniel sat at the gate of the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:49:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 2:49, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁדְרַ֥ךְ (lehshadrakh) 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.2.49.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.49.W10.S1) and character.