Daniel 3:18:13Dan.3.18.W13TAB
דַּהֲבָ֛א
dahava
“of gold”
- Transliteration
- da-ha-VA
- Extended
- dah-hah-VAA
- IPA
- /dahăˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-ha-VA
- phraseyour reading level
oo-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA
- clause
DI lah-le-HAYKH leh-e-lah-HAKH LA-i-ti-NA ee-ti-NA fal-KHEEN oo-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEEM-ta LA nis-GOOD
- sentence
ve-HEN LA yeh-DI-ah leh-he-VEH-lakh mal-KA DI lah-le-HAYKH leh-e-lah-HAKH LA-i-ti-NA ee-ti-NA fal-KHEEN oo-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEEM-ta LA nis-GOOD
Exegesis
A second refusal is coordinated with û-ləṣelem dahava {וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א | û-lə-ṣelem dahăḇāʾ} (“and to the gold image”), further defined by the relative clause dî haqēmtā {דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ | dî haqēm-tāʾ} (“that you set up”).
Root and etymology
d-h-bdalet–heh–bet
“gold”
In context — Daniel 3:18
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not serving your gods, and to the gold image you have set up we will not bow down .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 3:18, so the Hebrew word דַּהֲבָ֛א (dahava) 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.3.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.18.W13.S1) and character.