Daniel 3:14:5Dan.3.14.W5TAB
הַצְדָּ֕א
hatsdaa
“is it true”
- Transliteration
- hats-DAA
- Extended
- hats-DAA
- IPA
- /hatsˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is it true
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hats-DAA
- clause
ah-NEH neh-vu-KHAD-neh-TSAR veh-ah-MAR leh-HON hats-DAA shad-RAKH mee-SHAKH vah-ah-VED neh-GO
- 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 interrogative hatseda {הַצְדָּ֕א | haṣ-ḏā} introduces the rhetorical question.
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 3:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 3:14, so the Hebrew word הַצְדָּ֕א (hatsdaa) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.14.W5.S1) and character.