Daniel 2:49:9Dan.2.49.W9TAB
בָּבֶ֔ל
bavel
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- bah-VEL
- IPA
- /baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
meh-dee-NAT ba-VEL
- 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 coordinating conjunction in u-mani {וּמַנִּי | û-man-nî} ‘and he appointed’ indicates the royal response, with al avidta di medinat bavel {עֲבִידְתָּא דִּי מְדִינַת בָּבֶל | ʿă-ḇîḏ-tāʾ dî mə-ḏî-nat bā-vel} ‘over the affairs of the province of Babylon’ qualifying the domain of authority.
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 2:49:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:49, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶ֔ל (bavel) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.49.W9.S1) and character.