Daniel 3:2:16Dan.3.2.W16TAB
לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת
lakhanukkat
“to the dedication of”
- Transliteration
- la-kha-nuk-KAT
- Extended
- lah-khah-nuhk-KAHT
- IPA
- /la.ħa.nukˈkat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the dedication of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-kha-nuk-KAT
- phraseyour reading level
la-kha-nuk-KAT tsal-MA
- clause
le-me-TE la-kha-nuk-KAT tsal-MA DI ha-KEEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
- 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 purpose infinitive lemete {לְמֵתֵא | lə-me-tē} ’to come’ links to laḥanukkath tsalma {לַחֲנֻכַּת צַלְמָא | la-ḥa-nuk-kaṯ ṣal-mā} ’for the dedication of the image’.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-khchet–nun–kaf
“to dedicate”
In context — Daniel 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 3:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 3:2, so the Hebrew word לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת (lakhanukkat) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.2.W16.S1) and character.