Daniel 4:24:5Dan.4.24.W5TABWLC Daniel 4:21
עִלִּאָה֙
ilia
“the Most High”
- Transliteration
- i-li-A
- Extended
- ih-li-AA
- IPA
- /ʕil.liˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Most High
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
i-li-A
- phraseyour reading level
u-ge-ZE-rat i-li-A
- clause
u-ge-ZE-rat i-li-A HI DI me-TAT al-MA-ri mal-KA
- sentence
de-NA pish-RA mal-KA u-ge-ZE-rat i-li-A HI DI me-TAT al-MA-ri mal-KA
Exegesis
The feminine construct gzerat is bound to illaʾah {עִלָּאָה | ʿil-lā-ʾāh} ‘Most High’, a divine title. This construct relationship specifies that the decree has its origin in the Most High, emphasizing divine initiative and authority over the situation.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־אAyin–Lamed–Aleph
“to be high, exalted”
In context — Daniel 4:24
This is the interpretation , O king, and it is the decree of the Most High God , which has come upon my lord the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 4:24, so the Hebrew word עִלִּאָה֙ (ilia) 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.4.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.24.W5.S1) and character.