Daniel 5:2:20Dan.5.2.W20TAB
שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ
sheglate
“his wives”
- Transliteration
- sheg-la-TE
- Extended
- shehg-lah-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃɛg.laːˈteːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- his wives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sheg-la-TE
- clause
ve-yish-TON be-HON mal-KA ve-rav-re-va-NO-hi sheg-la-TE u-le-khe-na-TE
- sentence
bel-sha-TSAR a-MAR bit-EM kham-RA le-hai-ta-YA le-ma-NE da-ha-VA ve-khas-PA DI han-PEK ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR a-vu-HI min-HE-KHLA DI bi-ru-shleM ve-yish-TON be-HON mal-KA ve-rav-re-va-NO-hi sheg-la-TE u-le-khe-na-TE
Root and etymology
š-g-l
“queen, consort”
In context — Daniel 5:2
Belshazzar said, at the tasting of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had brought out from the temple in Jerusalem, that the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Daniel 5:2, so the Hebrew word שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ (sheglate) 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.5.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.2.W20.S1) and character.