Daniel 4:19:27Dan.4.19.W27TABWLC Daniel 4:16
לְעָרָֽךְ׃
learakh
“for your enemy”
- Transliteration
- le-a-RAKH
- Extended
- leh-ah-RAAKH
- IPA
- /lə.ʕaːˈraːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your enemy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
le-a-RAKH
- phraseyour reading level
leh-sa-NEKH u-fish-REH le-a-RA-ikh le-a-RAKH
- 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
Daniel’s reply repeats the answer-say pattern, addresses the king with mari {מָרִי | mā-rî} ‘my lord’, and uses the optative clause helma lesanʾakh upishreh leʿarakh {חֶלְמָא לְשָׂנְאָךְ וּפִשְׁרֵהּ לְעָרָךְ | ḥel-mā lᵉ-śān-ʾāḵ û-piš-rēh lᵉ-ʿā-rāḵ} “may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries.”
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 4:19:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Daniel 4:19, so the Hebrew word לְעָרָֽךְ׃ (learakh) 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.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.19.W27.S1) and character.