Daniel 4:36:2Dan.4.36.W2TABWLC Daniel 4:33
מַנְדְּעִ֣י
mahndehee
“my reason”
- Transliteration
- mahn-DEH-ee
- Extended
- mahn-DEH-EE
- IPA
- /manˈdɛ.ʕiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my reason
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mahn-DEH-ee
- phraseyour reading level
mahn-DEH-ee ye-TOOV a-LAI
- sentence
beh-HAH-zim-NAA mahn-DEH-ee ye-TOOV a-LAI veh-li-KAR mal-khoo-TEE had-RI veh-zi-VI ye-TOOV a-LAI veh-LI had-da-VRAI veh-rav-reh-va-NAI ye-va-ON veh-ahl-mal-khoo-TEE hoh-tek-NAT oo-reh-VOO ya-ti-RA ho-se-FAT LI
Exegesis
The following clause presents a simple pattern: subject מַנְדְּעִי {מַנְדְּעִי | man-de-ʿî} “my understanding,” verb יְתֻב {יְתֻב | yə-tuḇ} “returned,” and prepositional phrase עֲלַי {עֲלַי | ʿa-lay} “upon me.” In Biblical Aramaic narrative, the imperfect can describe past events, and here it foregrounds the sudden restoration of the king’s rational capacity.
Root and etymology
י־ד־עyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
In context — Daniel 4:36
At that time my understanding returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom my majesty and my splendor returned to me. Then my counselors and my nobles sought me out, and I was established in my kingdom, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:36, so the Hebrew word מַנְדְּעִ֣י (mahndehee) 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.4.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.36.W2.S1) and character.