Daniel 3:2:4Dan.3.2.W4TAB
לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ
lemikhnash
“to gather”
- Transliteration
- le-mikh-NASH
- Extended
- leh-mihkh-NASH
- IPA
- /lə.mixˈnaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
le-mikh-NASH
- phraseyour reading level
le-mikh-NASH la-a-khash-dar-pe-na-YA
- 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’.
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 3:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 3:2, so the Hebrew word לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ (lemikhnash) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.2.W4.S1) and character.