Daniel 4:19:16Dan.4.19.W16TABWLC Daniel 4:16
אַל־יְבַהֲלָ֔ךְ
alyevahalakh
“let it not alarm you”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-va-ha-LAKH
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-vah-hah-LAAKH
- IPA
- /ʔal.jə.va.hăˈlax/
Meaning by language
- English
- let it not alarm you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ye-va-ha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
khel-MA u-fish-RE al-ye-va-ha-LAKH
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR bel-te-sha-TSAR khel-MA u-fish-RE al-ye-va-ha-LAKH a-NE vel-te-sha-TSAR ve-a-MAR me-REE ma-RI khel-MA leh-sa-NA-ikh leh-sa-NEKH u-fish-REH le-a-RA-ikh le-a-RAKH
- sentence
e-DA-yin da-ni-EL di-SHE-meh bel-te-sha-TSAR esh-to-MAM ke-sha-A kha-DA ve-ra-yo-NO-hi ye-va-ha-lu-NE a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR bel-te-sha-TSAR khel-MA u-fish-RE al-ye-va-ha-LAKH a-NE vel-te-sha-TSAR ve-a-MAR me-REE ma-RI khel-MA leh-sa-NA-ikh leh-sa-NEKH u-fish-REH le-a-RA-ikh le-a-RAKH
Exegesis
The prohibition al yevahalakh {אַל־ יְבַהֲלָךְ | ʾal־ yᵉ-ba-hă-lāḵ} uses negative + Pael imperfect: “let not the dream and its interpretation alarm you.”
In context — Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while , and his thoughts terrified him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, let the dream and its interpretation not alarm you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you , and its interpretation for your enemies.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 4:19, so the Hebrew word אַל־יְבַהֲלָ֔ךְ (alyevahalakh) 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.4.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.19.W16.S1) and character.