Daniel 4:1:9Dan.4.1.W9TABWLC Daniel 3:31
שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן
shelamkhon
“your peace”
- Transliteration
- she-lam-KHON
- Extended
- sheh-lahm-KHOHN
- IPA
- /ʃəlaːmˈχoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- your peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
she-lam-KHON
- phraseyour reading level
she-lam-KHON yis-GEH
- sentence
ne-vu-khad-NE-tsar mal-KA le-khohl-am-ma-YAA u-ma-IA ve-li-sha-na-IA dee-daa-RIN dai-RIN be-khol-ar-A she-lam-KHON yis-GEH
Exegesis
The closing expression shelamkhon yisge {שְׁלָמְכוֹן יִשְׂגֵּא | šəlāmḵōn yiśgēʾ} combines a second person plural possessive noun “your peace” with a jussive-imperfect verb “may it increase,” forming a formal benediction that functions as the greeting of the proclamation. In translation, the address is reshaped into natural English letter style (“Nebuchadnezzar the king, to…” / “From King Nebuchadnezzar to…”) while preserving the triadic description of the audience, the relative clause of dwelling, and the wish formula of multiplied peace.
In context — Daniel 4:1
Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all peoples, nations, and languages who are dwelling throughout all the earth: may your peace be multiplied.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 4:1, so the Hebrew word שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן (shelamkhon) 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.4.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.1.W9.S1) and character.