Daniel 3:16:9Dan.3.16.W9TAB
לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨ין
lakhashkheen
“no need”
- Transliteration
- la-KHASH-kheen
- Extended
- lah-KHASH-KHEEN
- IPA
- /laː.ħaʃˈħiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- no need
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHASH-kheen
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHASH-kheen ah-NAKH-nah al-de-NA
- clause
ne-VU-khad-ne-TSAR la-KHASH-kheen ah-NAKH-nah al-de-NA pit-GAM la-ha-ta-vu-TAKH
- sentence
a-NO shad-RAKH mee-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO ve-AM-REEN le-mal-KA ne-VU-khad-ne-TSAR la-KHASH-kheen ah-NAKH-nah al-de-NA pit-GAM la-ha-ta-vu-TAKH
Exegesis
The negative clause lā-ḥašḥîn {לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨ין | lā-ḥaš-ḥîn} ‘there is no need’ precedes anachna {אֲנַחְנָה | ʾănḥnā} ‘we,’ emphasizing lack of obligation.
In context — Daniel 3:16
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to respond to you regarding this matter .”
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 3:16, so the Hebrew word לָֽא־חַשְׁחִ֨ין (lakhashkheen) 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.3.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.16.W9.S1) and character.