Daniel 5:30:3Dan.5.30.W3TAB
קְטִ֕יל
ketil
“was killed”
- Transliteration
- ke-TIL
- Extended
- keh-TEEL
- IPA
- /qə.ˈtiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- was killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-TIL
- sentence
BEH be-LEEL-ya ke-TIL be-la-sha-TSAR mal-KA kha-sa-DI-a kha-sa-da-A
Exegesis
The verb qe-til {קְטִ֕יל | qə-ṭîl} in Peal perfect conveys a sudden, completed action.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–tet–lamed
“to kill”
In context — Daniel 5:30
In that night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was killed.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 5:30, so the Hebrew word קְטִ֕יל (ketil) 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.5.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.30.W3.S1) and character.