Daniel 4:16:8Dan.4.16.W8TABWLC Daniel 4:13

לֵ֑הּ

leh

to him

Transliteration
LEH
Extended
LEH
IPA
/ˈleː/

Meaning by language

English
to him

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LEH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yit-ya-HIV LEH

  3. clause

    le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH

  4. 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 passive Ithpeel imperfect yityehiv {יִתְיְהִב | yityəhiv} “shall be given” portrays the new heart as imposed from outside, with leh {לֵהּ | lēh} “to him” marking the king as recipient of this divinely enforced transformation.

Root and etymology

ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh

god, mighty one

In contextDaniel 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 4:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 4:16, so the Hebrew word לֵ֑הּ (leh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.16.W8.S1) and character.