Daniel 4:16:11Dan.4.16.W11TABWLC Daniel 4:13
יַחְלְפ֥וּן
yakhlefun
“pass”
- Transliteration
- yakh-le-FUN
- Extended
- yahkh-leh-FOON
- IPA
- /jaħləˈfuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- pass
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yakh-le-FUN
- phraseyour reading level
yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI
- clause
ve-shiv-A i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI
- sentence
le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH ve-shiv-A i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI
Exegesis
The impersonal plural verb yakhlefûn {יַחְלְפוּן | yaḥlefûn} “they shall pass” (also with jussive force) in combination with ʿalohi {עֲלֹוהִי | ʿălōhî} “over him” pictures these periods as waves of time sweeping over the king. Structurally, the verse consists of three coordinated jussive clauses that move from inner change (heart removed), to imposed bestial state (beast’s heart given), to a defined span of humiliation (seven appointed periods that must elapse).
In context — Daniel 4:16
His heart shall be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a beast shall be given to him, and seven times shall pass over him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 4:16, so the Hebrew word יַחְלְפ֥וּן (yakhlefun) 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.4.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.16.W11.S1) and character.