Daniel 3:14:16Dan.3.14.W16TAB
דִּ֥י
di
“which”
- Transliteration
- DI
- Extended
- DEE
- IPA
- /ˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
DI
- phraseyour reading level
DI hah-KEE-met
- clause
leh-eh-la-HAI LA ee-tee-KHOHN pahl-KHIN oo-leh-TSE-lem dah-ha-VAA DI hah-KEE-met LA sahg-DEEN
- sentence
ah-NEH neh-vu-KHAD-neh-TSAR veh-ah-MAR leh-HON hats-DAA shad-RAKH mee-SHAKH vah-ah-VED neh-GO leh-eh-la-HAI LA ee-tee-KHOHN pahl-KHIN oo-leh-TSE-lem dah-ha-VAA DI hah-KEE-met LA sahg-DEEN
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by dī {דִּ֥י | dī} ‘which’ contains haqēmet {הֲקֵ֖ימֶת | ha-qē-met} ‘I have set up.’ This balanced parallelism underscores the king’s challenge and the resolute refusal.
Root and etymology
d-h-bd h b
“gold metal”
In context — Daniel 3:14
Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods nor worship the golden image which I have set up?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 3:14, so the Hebrew word דִּ֥י (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.3.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.14.W16.S1) and character.