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

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Result
קְ + טִ֕יל
ke + til
ketil

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tett — emphatic
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-TIL

  2. 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 contextDaniel 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.