Daniel 5:28:6Dan.5.28.W6TAB
וּפָרָֽס׃
ufaras
“and Persians”
- Transliteration
- u-fa-RAS
- Extended
- oo-faa-RAAS
- IPA
- /u.faːˈraːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Persians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-fa-RAS
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS
- clause
pe-REE-SAT mal-khu-TAKH vi-hi-VAT le-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS
- sentence
pe-RES pe-REE-SAT mal-khu-TAKH vi-hi-VAT le-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS
Exegesis
The beneficiaries le-madai {לְמָדַ֥י | lə-māḏay} and û-paras {וּפָרָֽס | û-p̄ārās} follow as consecutive prepositional phrases marking “to the Medes and the Persians.” This progression from pronouncement through construct explanation to outcome underscores the irrevocability of the decree.
Root and etymology
p-r-spe–res–sade
“to divide, break apart”
In context — Daniel 5:28
Peres —your kingdom is divided, and it is given to the Medes and the Persians.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 5:28, so the Hebrew word וּפָרָֽס׃ (ufaras) 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.5.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.28.W6.S1) and character.