Daniel 5:4:1Dan.5.4.W1TAB
אִשְׁתִּ֖יו
ishteev
“drank”
- Transliteration
- ish-TEEV
- Extended
- ish-TEEW
- IPA
- /ʔiʃˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- drank
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-TEEV
- clause
ish-TEEV kham-RAA
- sentence
ish-TEEV kham-RAA ve-shab-ba-KHOO leh-e-la-HEE da-ha-BAA ve-khas-PAA neh-kha-SHAA far-ze-LAA aa-AA ve-av-NAA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the verb ishtiyu {אִשְׁתִּ֖יו | ʾiš-tî-w} ‘they drank’, immediately followed by the noun khamra {חַמְרָ֑א | ḥam-rāʾ} ‘wine’, setting a festive scene.
Root and etymology
š-t-hshin–tav–heh
“to drink”
In context — Daniel 5:4
They drank wine and praised the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone .
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 5:4, so the Hebrew word אִשְׁתִּ֖יו (ishteev) 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.5.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.4.W1.S1) and character.