Daniel 3:17:5Dan.3.17.W5TAB
פָֽלְחִ֔ין
palkhin
“serve”
- Transliteration
- pal-KHIN
- Extended
- pahl-KHIN
- IPA
- /falˈħin/
Meaning by language
- English
- serve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
pal-KHIN
- phraseyour reading level
di-ah-NAKH-na pal-KHIN
- clause
HEN ee-TAI eh-la-ha-NA di-ah-NAKH-na pal-KHIN ya-KHIL le-SHEI-za-vu-ta-NA
- sentence
HEN ee-TAI eh-la-ha-NA di-ah-NAKH-na pal-KHIN ya-KHIL le-SHEI-za-vu-ta-NA min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA ye-SHEI-ZIV
Exegesis
The subject elahana {אֱלָהַנָא | ʾĕ-lā-ḥā-nā} ‘our God’ is linked by the relative particle di {דִּי־ | dî-} to the participle palchin {פָֽלְחִין | ṕal-ḥîn} ‘we serve’, establishing worship context.
Root and etymology
p-l-ḥpe–lamed–chet
“to serve, worship”
In context — Daniel 3:17
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 3:17, so the Hebrew word פָֽלְחִ֔ין (palkhin) 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.3.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.17.W5.S1) and character.