Daniel 4:17:1Dan.4.17.W1TABWLC Daniel 4:14
בְּגֵזֶרַ֤ת
behgehzeraht
“by the sentence of”
- Transliteration
- beh-geh-ZE-raht
- Extended
- beh-geh-ZEH-raht
- IPA
- /bəɣeːˈzɛrat/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the sentence of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
beh-geh-ZE-raht
- phraseyour reading level
beh-geh-ZE-raht ee-REEN
- clause
beh-geh-ZE-raht ee-REEN pit-ga-MAH oo-meh-MAR ka-di-SHEEN sheh-EL-TAH
- sentence
beh-geh-ZE-raht ee-REEN pit-ga-MAH oo-meh-MAR ka-di-SHEEN sheh-EL-TAH ad-DIV-rat DEE yin-deh-OON kha-na-YA dee-sha-LIT i-la-AA beh-mal-KHOOT e-no-SHA oo-leh-mahn-DEE yits-BEH yit-ni-NAH oo-sheh-FAL ah-nah-SHEEM ye-KEEM a-LAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the instrumental phrase bigzerat {בִּגְזֵרַת | biḡzēraṯ} “by decree,” combining prep.
Root and etymology
g-z-rGimel–Zayin–Resh
“to cut, decide, decree”
In context — Daniel 4:17
By the decree of the watchers the edict stands, and by the word of the holy ones the decision is fixed, in order that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of mankind, and He gives it to whomever He wills, and He sets over it the lowliest of men.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 4:17, so the Hebrew word בְּגֵזֶרַ֤ת (behgehzeraht) 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.4.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.17.W1.S1) and character.