Daniel 4:36:20Dan.4.36.W20TABWLC Daniel 4:33
לִֽי׃
li
“to me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
ho-se-FAT LI
- 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
A further clause describes social and political reintegration: ûlehaddaray vərabrebanay yevaʿawon li {וּלְהַדָּרַי וְרַבְרְבָנַי יְבַעֲוֹן לִי | û-lə-had-dā-rai və-rav-rə-ḇā-nay yə-va-ʿă-wōn lî}, literally “and my counselors and my nobles sought me.” Here the coordinated noun phrase לְהַדָּרַי וְרַבְרְבָנַי “my counselors and my nobles” comes before the plural verb יְבַעֲוֹן “they sought” with לִי marking the king as the object. The syntax underscores that the elite of the realm once again recognize and actively turn toward him.
The closing phrase veyattira hosfat li {וְיַתִּירָא הוֹסְפַת לִי | və-yat-tî-rāʾ hōs-faṯ lî} combines the emphatic adjective יַתִּירָא “exceeding, surpassing” with the Haphel passive of יסף {יָסַף | yā-sap̄} “to add, increase.” The implied abstract noun (such as “greatness” or “majesty”) carried by יַתִּירָא must be supplied in English, yielding renderings like “surpassing greatness was added to me,” which capture the idea that his restored status not only returns to its former level but is increased beyond it.
Root and etymology
RootShin-Pe-Lamed
“to be low, be brought low”
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 4:36:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Daniel 4:36, so the Hebrew word לִֽי׃ (li) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.36.W20.S1) and character.