Daniel 4:19:5Dan.4.19.W5TABWLC Daniel 4:16
אֶשְׁתּוֹמַ֙ם֙
eshtomam
“was stunned”
- Transliteration
- esh-to-MAM
- Extended
- ehsh-toh-MAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛʃ.toːˈmam/
Meaning by language
- English
- was stunned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
esh-to-MAM
- clause
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
- 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 verb eshtomam {אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם | ʾeš-to-mam} ‘was appalled’ is Hishtaphel perfect, indicating inward shock.
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 4:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 4:19, so the Hebrew word אֶשְׁתּוֹמַ֙ם֙ (eshtomam) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.19.W5.S1) and character.