Daniel 5:9:4Dan.5.9.W4TAB
שַׂגִּ֣יא
saggi
“greatly”
- Transliteration
- sag-GI
- Extended
- sahg-GEE
- IPA
- /saɡˈɡiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- greatly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sag-GI
- phraseyour reading level
sag-GI mit-ba-HAL
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA bel-sha-TSAR sag-GI mit-ba-HAL ve-zi-O-HI sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI ve-rav-re-va-NO-HI mish-tab-SHIN
Exegesis
The intensifier saggi {שַׂגִּיא | šaggîʾ} modifies the participle mitbahal {מִתְבָּהַל | mit-bā-hal} ‘was troubled,’ indicating the king’s emotional state.
In context — Daniel 5:9
Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance changed upon him, and his nobles were perplexed.
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 5:9, so the Hebrew word שַׂגִּ֣יא (saggi) 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.5.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.9.W4.S1) and character.