Daniel 3:25:8Dan.3.25.W8TAB
מַהְלְכִ֣ין
mahelekhin
“walking”
- Transliteration
- ma-he-le-KHIN
- Extended
- mah-heh-leh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /ma.hə.lə.ˈxiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- walking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ma-he-le-KHIN
- phraseyour reading level
ma-he-le-KHIN be-GOH-noo-RA
- clause
a-NE ve-a-MAR ha-a-NA kha-ZE gu-ve-RIN ar-be-A she-ra-YIN ma-he-le-KHIN be-GOH-noo-RA va-kha-VAL la-i-TAI be-HON
- sentence
a-NE ve-a-MAR ha-a-NA kha-ZE gu-ve-RIN ar-be-A she-ra-YIN ma-he-le-KHIN be-GOH-noo-RA va-kha-VAL la-i-TAI be-HON ve-re-VEH DI re-vi-i-A re-vi-a-A da-ME le-var-e-la-HIN
Exegesis
Sherayin {שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ | šə-ra-yīn} ‘unbound’ and mahlekin {מַהְלְכִ֣ין | mah-le-khīn} ‘walking’ are participles highlighting ongoing states.
In context — Daniel 3:25
He answered and said, "Look! I see four men unbound walking in the midst of the fire, and no harm is upon them; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods ."
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 3:25, so the Hebrew word מַהְלְכִ֣ין (mahelekhin) 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.3.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.25.W8.S1) and character.