Daniel 5:9:7Dan.5.9.W7TAB
שָׁנַ֣יִן
shanayin
“changed”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA-yin
- Extended
- shaa-NAH-yihn
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈnajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- changed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-NA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
sha-NA-yin a-lo-HI
- 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 clause vezivohi shanayin alohi {וְזִיוֺהִי שָׁנַיִן עֲל֑וֹהִי | wə-zî-vo-hî šā-na-yin ʿă-lo-hî} employs a passive participle to depict the visible change in his countenance.
Root and etymology
consonantsshin–nun–heh
“to repeat, a year-cycle”
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 5:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 5:9, so the Hebrew word שָׁנַ֣יִן (shanayin) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.9.W7.S1) and character.