Daniel 4:27:16Dan.4.27.W16TABWLC Daniel 4:24
אַרְכָ֣ה
arkha
“a lengthening”
- Transliteration
- ar-KHA
- Extended
- ahr-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔarˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lengthening
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ar-KHA lish-LEH-ve-takh
- clause
HEN te-he-VE ar-KHA lish-LEH-ve-takh
- sentence
la-HEN mal-KA min-KI yish-PAR a-LAKH a-tsa-TI ve-kha-TAI-kh va-kha-TA-a-kh bits-da-KA pe-RUK va-a-va-ya-TAAKH be-mi-KHAN a-na-YIN HEN te-he-VE ar-KHA lish-LEH-ve-takh
Exegesis
The conditional particle hen {הֵן | hēn} ‘perhaps’ introduces a hopeful contingency, followed by the imperfect tehweh {תֶּהֱוֵא | te-he-wēʾ} ‘there may be’ with arukha {אֲרֻכָה | ʾă-ru-kāh} ‘lengthening’ and lishlevatek {לִשְׁלְוָתָךְ | liš-lə-wā-ṯā-ḵ} ‘for your tranquility’, marking the potential extension of the king’s peace.
In context — Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, may my counsel be pleasing to you; break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by acts of mercy to the poor; perhaps there will be a lengthening of your tranquility.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 4:27, so the Hebrew word אַרְכָ֣ה (arkha) 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.4.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.27.W16.S1) and character.