Daniel 3:2:1Dan.3.2.W1TAB

וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר

unevukhadnetsar

and Nebuchadnezzar

Transliteration
u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR
Extended
oo-neh-voo-khahd-neh-TSAR
IPA
/u.nə.vuː.xad.nɛˈtsar/

Meaning by language

English
and Nebuchadnezzar

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + נְ + בוּ + כַדְ + נֶ + צַּ֣ר
u + ne + vu + khad + ne + tsar
unevukhadnetsar

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Nunn as in new
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA

  3. clause

    u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA she-LAKH le-mikh-NASH la-a-khash-dar-pe-na-YA sig-na-YA u-fa-kha-va-TA a-dar-gaz-ra-YA ge-dav-ra-YA de-tav-ra-YA tif-ta-YE ve-KHOL shil-to-NE me-di-na-TA

  4. sentence

    u-ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA she-LAKH le-mikh-NASH la-a-khash-dar-pe-na-YA sig-na-YA u-fa-kha-va-TA a-dar-gaz-ra-YA ge-dav-ra-YA de-tav-ra-YA tif-ta-YE ve-KHOL shil-to-NE me-di-na-TA le-me-TE la-kha-nuk-KAT tsal-MA DI ha-KEEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA

Exegesis

The narrative begins with the waw-consecutive unevuḵadnetsar {וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר | û-nə-ḇū-ḵaḏ-neṣ-ṣar} ’Nebuchadnezzar’, followed by malka {מַלְכָּא | mal-kāʾ} ’the king’, establishing royal authority.

In contextDaniel 3:2

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to assemble the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors , the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces to come for the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

About this coordinate

Daniel 3:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 3:2, so the Hebrew word וּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר (unevukhadnetsar) 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.3.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.2.W1.S1) and character.