Daniel 3:21:4Dan.3.21.W4TAB
כְּפִ֙תוּ֙
kefitu
“were bound”
- Transliteration
- ke-fi-TU
- Extended
- keh-fih-TOO
- IPA
- /kə.fiˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were bound
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ke-fi-TU
- clause
be-a-da-YIN guv-ra-YA i-LEKH ke-fi-TU be-sar-ba-LEI-hon pa-ti-SHEI-HON pat-te-SHEI-HON ve-khar-be-LAT-hon u-le-vu-SHEI-HON
- sentence
be-a-da-YIN guv-ra-YA i-LEKH ke-fi-TU be-sar-ba-LEI-hon pa-ti-SHEI-HON pat-te-SHEI-HON ve-khar-be-LAT-hon u-le-vu-SHEI-HON u-re-MI-u le-go-A-tuN nu-RA ya-kid-TA
Exegesis
The verb kefitu {כְּפִ֙תוּ֙ | kə-pi-ṯû} ‘they were bound’ uses the Peal perfect to indicate completed action.
In context — Daniel 3:21
Then these men were bound in their cloaks , their turbans, their mantles , and their other garments, and were thrown into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 3:21, so the Hebrew word כְּפִ֙תוּ֙ (kefitu) 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.3.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.21.W4.S1) and character.