Daniel 5:15:3Dan.5.15.W3TAB
קָֽדָמַ֗י
kadamai
“before me”
- Transliteration
- ka-da-MAI
- Extended
- kaa-dah-MAI
- IPA
- /qaːdaˈmaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- before me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ka-da-MAI
- phraseyour reading level
hu-al-LU ka-da-MAI
- clause
u-khe-AN hu-al-LU ka-da-MAI kha-ki-mai-YA ash-fei-YA di-khe-ta-VA de-NA yik-RON u-fish-REH le-ho-da-u-ta-NI
- sentence
u-khe-AN hu-al-LU ka-da-MAI kha-ki-mai-YA ash-fei-YA di-khe-ta-VA de-NA yik-RON u-fish-REH le-ho-da-u-ta-NI ve-la-kha-ha-LIN pe-shar-mil-TE le-ha-kha-va-YA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase qadāmai {קָדָמַיָּא | qa-da-mai} ‘before me’ centers the king’s perspective.
In context — Daniel 5:15
And now the wise men and the enchanters have been brought in before me, so that they might read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they have not been able to show the interpretation of the matter.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 5:15, so the Hebrew word קָֽדָמַ֗י (kadamai) 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.5.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.15.W3.S1) and character.