Daniel 3:18:6Dan.3.18.W6TAB
דִּ֤י
di
“that”
- Transliteration
- DI
- Extended
- DEE
- IPA
- /diː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
DI
- phraseyour reading level
DI lah-le-HAYKH leh-e-lah-HAKH
- 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
The vocative malka {מַלְכָּ֑א | malkāʾ} heightens direct confrontation, while dî {דִּ֤י | dî} introduces the full content of what must be “known.”
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
y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
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 3:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 3:18, so the Hebrew word דִּ֤י (di) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.18.W6.S1) and character.