Daniel 5:7:25Dan.5.7.W25TAB
דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙
didahava
“of gold”
- Transliteration
- di-da-ha-VA
- Extended
- dee-dah-hah-VAA
- IPA
- /diː.da.haˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-da-ha-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
- sentence
ka-RE mal-KA be-KHA-yil le-he-a-LA le-ASH-pa-YA khash-di-YA kas-da-EE ve-GAZ-ra-YA a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
Exegesis
Three coordinated imperfects—yilbash {יִלְבַּשׁ | yil-bash}, vehamnikha dîdahava alterzavareh {וְהַמְנִיכָא דִי־דַהֲבָא עַל־צַוְּארֵהּ | wə-ham-nî-kā dî-da-hā-wā ʿal-ṣaw-wə-reh}, and utelti bemalkuta yishlat {וּתְלִתִּי בְמַלְכוּתָא יִשְׁלַט | ū-te-lit-tî bə-mal-ku-tā yiš-laṭ}—outline the promised attire and rank, characteristic of Aramaic royal edicts.
Root and etymology
Rootyad
“hand”
In context — Daniel 5:7
The king cried out powerfully to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Then the king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and shows me its interpretation shall be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and shall rule as third in the kingdom.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:7:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Daniel 5:7, so the Hebrew word דִֽי־דַהֲבָא֙ (didahava) 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.5.7.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.7.W25.S1) and character.