Daniel 3:19:8Dan.3.19.W8TAB
עַל־שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ
alshadrakh
“against”
- Transliteration
- al-sha-DRAKH
- Extended
- ahl-shah-DRAAKH
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃadˈrax/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
al-sha-DRAKH
- phraseyour reading level
al-sha-DRAKH MEE-shakh
- 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
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 3:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 3:19, so the Hebrew word עַל־שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ (alshadrakh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.19.W8.S1) and character.