Daniel 3:21:5Dan.3.21.W5TAB
בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙
besarbaleihon
“in their trousers”
- Transliteration
- be-sar-ba-LEI-hon
- Extended
- beh-sahr-bah-LAY-hohn
- IPA
- /bə.sar.bɑːˈleː.hon/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their trousers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-sar-ba-LEI-hon
- 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
A series of clothing terms—bə-sarbalēhōn {בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙ | bə-sar-bal-ê-hōn}, paṭtišēhōn {פַּטִּישֵׁיה֔וֹן | paṭ-ti-šê-hōn}, wə-karbəlāthōn {וְכַרְבְּלָתְה֖וֹן | wə-kar-bə-lāṯ-hōn}, û-lə-bušēhōn {וּלְבוּשֵׁיה֑וֹן | û-lə-bu-šê-hōn}—emphasizes their full attire before the peril.
Root and etymology
s-r-b-lsamekh–resh–beth–lamed
“outer garment”
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 3:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 3:21, so the Hebrew word בְּסַרְבָּלֵיהוֹן֙ (besarbaleihon) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.21.W5.S1) and character.