Daniel 5:8:4Dan.5.8.W4TAB
חַכִּימֵ֣י
khakhimee
“wise men of”
- Transliteration
- kha-khi-MEE
- Extended
- khah-khih-MEE
- IPA
- /ħa.kʰiˈmeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wise men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-khi-MEE
- phraseyour reading level
kha-khi-MEE mal-KA
- clause
e-da-YIN a-la-LEEN KOL kha-khi-MEE mal-KA
- sentence
e-da-YIN a-la-LEEN KOL kha-khi-MEE mal-KA veh-LAA-kha-ha-LEEN khe-ta-VA leh-mik-RE oo-fihsh-RE leh-ho-da-AA leh-mal-KA
Exegesis
The verb alalu {עָֽלְלוּ | ʿā-le-lū} ‘they entered’ is Peal perfect, indicating completed action, followed by allin kol chakimei malka {עַלִּ֔ין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּא | al-līn kōl ḥak-kî-mê mal-kāʾ} “all the king’s wise men,” forming the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootkh-k-m
“to be wise, skilled”
In context — Daniel 5:8
Then all the king’s wise men entered, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its interpretation to the king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 5:8, so the Hebrew word חַכִּימֵ֣י (khakhimee) 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.5.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.8.W4.S1) and character.