Daniel 3:19:4Dan.3.19.W4TAB
חֱמָ֗א
khema
“with fury”
- Transliteration
- khe-MA
- Extended
- kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɛ̆ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with fury
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-MA
- phraseyour reading level
hit-me-LI khe-MA
- clause
be-e-DA-yin ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR hit-me-LI khe-MA u-tse-LEM an-pe-HI esh-tan-NEE al-sha-DRAKH MEE-shakh va-a-VED ne-GO
- sentence
be-e-DA-yin ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR hit-me-LI khe-MA u-tse-LEM an-pe-HI esh-tan-NEE al-sha-DRAKH MEE-shakh va-a-VED ne-GO a-NE ve-a-MAR le-me-ZE le-a-tu-NA khad-shiv-AA AL DI kha-ZE le-mez-YE
Exegesis
The Hitpael perfect hitmeli {הִתְמְלִ֣י | hit-mə-lî} intensifies the king’s emotional state while chema {חֱמָ֗א | ḥemāʾ} conveys a burning fury.
Root and etymology
ח־מ־מ
“to burn; heat”
In context — Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage , and the image of his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He then ordered that the furnace be heated seven times more than was customary.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 3:19, so the Hebrew word חֱמָ֗א (khema) 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.3.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.19.W4.S1) and character.