Daniel 3:10:5Dan.3.10.W5TAB

טְּעֵם֒

teem

decree

Transliteration
te-EM
Extended
teh-EEM
IPA
/təˈʕeːm/

Meaning by language

English
decree

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Result
טְּ + עֵם֒
te + em
teem

Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    te-EM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SAM-ta te-EM

  3. clause

    an-TA ANT mal-KA SAM-ta te-EM DI khol-e-NASH di-yish-MA KAL kar-NA mash-ro-ki-TA ki-te-RAS kat-ROS sab-KHA fe-san-te-RIN ve-si-fe-NYA ve-su-po-NYA ve-KHOL ze-NE ze-ma-RA

  4. sentence

    an-TA ANT mal-KA SAM-ta te-EM DI khol-e-NASH di-yish-MA KAL kar-NA mash-ro-ki-TA ki-te-RAS kat-ROS sab-KHA fe-san-te-RIN ve-si-fe-NYA ve-su-po-NYA ve-KHOL ze-NE ze-ma-RA yip-PEL ve-yis-GUD le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA

Exegesis

The perfect verb shamta {שָׂ֣מְתָּ | šā-mə-ṯā} with the noun teem {טְּעֵם | ṭə-ʿēm} forms a definitive royal decree.

Root and etymology

ט–ע–ם

to command, decree

In contextDaniel 3:10

You, O king, have established a decree that every person who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, harp, trigon, psalteries, or bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.

About this coordinate

Daniel 3:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 3:10, so the Hebrew word טְּעֵם֒ (teem) 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.3.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.10.W5.S1) and character.