Daniel 3:23:11Dan.3.23.W11TAB
מְכַפְּתִֽין׃
mekhapteen
“bound”
- Transliteration
- me-khap-TEEN
- Extended
- meh-khahp-TEEN
- IPA
- /mə.xapˈtiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- bound
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-khap-TEEN
- clause
ne-fa-LU leh-GOH-ah-TOON-noo-RAA yaa-KID-TAA me-khap-TEEN
- sentence
ve-guv-ra-YA i-LEKH teh-lah-TEH-hohn shad-RAKH me-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO ne-fa-LU leh-GOH-ah-TOON-noo-RAA yaa-KID-TAA me-khap-TEEN
Exegesis
The final participle mĕḵappətīn {מְכַפְּתִין | mĕḵappətīn} ‘bound’ is positioned at the end for emphasis, underscoring their helplessness as they fall in restrained rather than able to brace or escape.
Root and etymology
consonantskaf–pe–tav
“to bind”
In context — Daniel 3:23
And these three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego—fell, bound , into the midst of the furnace of fire that was burning.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 3:23, so the Hebrew word מְכַפְּתִֽין׃ (mekhapteen) 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.3.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.23.W11.S1) and character.