Daniel 5:1:10Dan.5.1.W10TAB
חַמְרָ֥א
khamra
“wine”
- Transliteration
- kham-RA
- Extended
- khahm-RAA
- IPA
- /ħamˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kham-RA
- phraseyour reading level
kham-RA sha-TE
- clause
ve-la-ko-VEL al-PA kham-RA sha-TE
- sentence
bel-sha-TSAR mal-KA a-VAD le-KHEM RAV le-rav-re-va-NO-hi a-LEF ve-la-ko-VEL al-PA kham-RA sha-TE
Exegesis
The clause concludes with the perfect shate {שָׁתֵֽה | šāṯēh} ‘he drank’ paired with khamra {חַמְרָא | ḥamrā} ‘wine,’ highlighting a ceremonial action. This SVO word order with postpositive apposition and adjunct clauses underscores the regal and public nature of the event. In translation, apposition is rendered inline and adjuncts are placed for idiomatic clarity while preserving narrative emphasis.
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-rhet–mem–resh
“wine”
In context — Daniel 5:1
Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and before the thousand he drank wine .
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 5:1, so the Hebrew word חַמְרָ֥א (khamra) 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.5.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.1.W10.S1) and character.