Daniel 5:9:8Dan.5.9.W8TAB
עֲל֑וֹהִי
alohi
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-lo-HI
- Extended
- ah-loh-HEE
- IPA
- /ʕăloːˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-lo-HI
- 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.
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 5:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 5:9, so the Hebrew word עֲל֑וֹהִי (alohi) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.9.W8.S1) and character.