Daniel 4:18:16Dan.4.18.W16TABWLC Daniel 4:15
פִּשְׁרָ֖א
pishra
“the interpretation”
- Transliteration
- pish-RA
- Extended
- pihsh-RAA
- IPA
- /piʃˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the interpretation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pish-RA
- phraseyour reading level
la-ya-khe-LIN pish-RA
- clause
ve-AN-TE bel-tsha-TSAR pish-RE e-MAR kal-ko-VEL DI kal-kha-khi-MEE mal-khu-TI la-ya-khe-LIN pish-RA le-ho-da-a-ta-NI ve-AN-TE ka-HEL DI roo-akh-e-la-HIN ka-di-SHIN BAKH
- sentence
de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar ve-AN-TE bel-tsha-TSAR pish-RE e-MAR kal-ko-VEL DI kal-kha-khi-MEE mal-khu-TI la-ya-khe-LIN pish-RA le-ho-da-a-ta-NI ve-AN-TE ka-HEL DI roo-akh-e-la-HIN ka-di-SHIN BAKH
Exegesis
His Babylonian name belṭᵊshaʾtsar {בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר | bēlṭᵊšaʾṣṣar} is followed by the key noun pishrā {פִּשְׁרָא | pišrā} “interpretation” and the imperative ʾĕmar {אֱמַר | ʾĕmar} “tell,” forming the main command: “You, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation.”
The object pishrā {פִּשְׁרָא | pišrā} “interpretation” is repeated for clarity, followed by the infinitive phrase lehodāʿûtannî {לְהוֹדָעוּתַנִּי | lᵊhôḏāʿûtannî} “to make known to me,” which specifies the exact failure of the wise men.
Root and etymology
p-š-rPe–Shin–Resh
“to loosen, to explain, to interpret”
In context — Daniel 4:18
This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. And you, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the interpretation known to me; but you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:18:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 4:18, so the Hebrew word פִּשְׁרָ֖א (pishra) 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.4.18.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.18.W16.S1) and character.