Daniel 3:2:3Dan.3.2.W3TAB
שְׁלַ֡ח
shelakh
“sent”
- Transliteration
- she-LAKH
- Extended
- sheh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-LAKH
- 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
- 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 Peal perfect shelach {שְׁלַח | šə-laḥ} ’sent’ introduces the purpose clause governed by the infinitive lemikhnesh {לְמִכְנַשׁ | lə-miḵ-nāš} ’to gather’.
Root and etymology
sh-l-ḥ
“to send, dispatch”
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 3:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 3:2, so the Hebrew word שְׁלַ֡ח (shelakh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.2.W3.S1) and character.