Daniel 3:17:6Dan.3.17.W6TAB
יָכִ֖ל
yakhil
“is able”
- Transliteration
- ya-KHIL
- Extended
- yah-KHIL
- IPA
- /jaːˈxil/
Meaning by language
- English
- is able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-KHIL
- 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 participle yakhil {יָכִל | yā-khil} ‘is able’ governs the infinitive lesheizavutana {לְשֵׁיזָבוּתַנָא | lə-šê-za-vū-tā-nā} ‘to deliver us’, forming the main clause of rescue.
Root and etymology
y-k-lyod–kaf–lamed
“to be able”
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 3:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 3:17, so the Hebrew word יָכִ֖ל (yakhil) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.17.W6.S1) and character.