Daniel 3:14:4Dan.3.14.W4TAB

לְה֔וֹן

lehhon

to them

Transliteration
leh-HON
Extended
leh-HOHN
IPA
/ləˈhoːn/

Meaning by language

English
to them

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Result
לְה֔ + וֹן
leh + hon
lehhon

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    leh-HON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    veh-ah-MAR leh-HON

  3. clause

    ah-NEH neh-vu-KHAD-neh-TSAR veh-ah-MAR leh-HON hats-DAA shad-RAKH mee-SHAKH vah-ah-VED neh-GO

  4. 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 addressee is marked by le-hon {לְה֔וֹן | lə-ḥōn} ‘to them.’

In contextDaniel 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 3:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 3:14, so the Hebrew word לְה֔וֹן (lehhon) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.14.W4.S1) and character.