Daniel 3:7:18Dan.3.7.W18TAB
כָּֽל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א
kolamemaiya
“all the peoples”
- Transliteration
- KOL-a-me-mai-YA
- Extended
- KOHL-ah-meh-mah-ee-YAA
- IPA
- /kɔl.ʕam.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the peoples
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KOL-a-me-mai-YA
- phraseyour reading level
na-fe-LIN KOL-a-me-mai-YA
- clause
na-fe-LIN KOL-a-me-mai-YA u-mai-YA ve-li-sha-nai-YA sag-DIN le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
- sentence
KOL-ko-VEL de-NA BEH-zim-NA ke-DI sha-me-IN KOL-a-me-mai-YA KAL kar-NA mash-ro-ki-TA ki-ta-RES kat-ROS sab-be-KHA pe-san-te-RIN ve-KHOL ze-NE ze-ma-RA na-fe-LIN KOL-a-me-mai-YA u-mai-YA ve-li-sha-nai-YA sag-DIN le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR mal-KA
Exegesis
The main clause employs the participles noflin {נָפְלִין | nāplîn} ‘they fell down’ and sogdin {סָגְדִין | sāgedîn} ‘they worshipped’ with the universal subject kol-ammayya ummaya ve-lishanayya {כָּל־עַמְמַיָּא אֻמַיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא | kol-ammayya ummaya ve-lishanayya} ‘all the peoples, the nations, and the languages’, emphasizing complete participation.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — Daniel 3:7
Therefore, at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the trigon, the harp, the psalteries, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:7:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Daniel 3:7, so the Hebrew word כָּֽל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א (kolamemaiya) 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.3.7.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.7.W18.S1) and character.