Daniel 6:3:9Dan.6.3.W9TAB
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א
akhashdarpenaia
“satraps”
- Transliteration
- a-khash-dar-pe-na-IA
- Extended
- ah-khahsh-dahr-peh-nah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔăħaʃ.dar.pənaˈjjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- satraps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-khash-dar-pe-na-IA
- phraseyour reading level
a-khash-dar-pe-na-IA il-EN
- clause
di-le-he-VON a-khash-dar-pe-na-IA il-EN ya-ha-VIN le-HON ta-e-MA u-mal-KA la-le-he-VE na-ZIK
- sentence
ve-el-LA min-ne-HON sar-KHIN te-la-TA DI da-ni-EL khad-min-ne-HON di-le-he-VON a-khash-dar-pe-na-IA il-EN ya-ha-VIN le-HON ta-e-MA u-mal-KA la-le-he-VE na-ZIK
Exegesis
The relative particle di links daniel khad-minnehon {דִּ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל חַֽד־מִּנְּה֑וֹן | dî dā-nî-yel khaḏ-min-nə-hōn} ‘who was one of them’ with di-lehevon akhashdarpennayya ilein {דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺ֞ן אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּּנַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ין | dî-le-he-vōn ʾa-ḥaš-dar-pə-nay-yāʾ ʾil-lēn} ‘who were over them, these satraps’, specifying Daniel’s role among the provincial governors. The Hiphil imperfect yahavin …
In context — Daniel 6:3
The king appointed three officials over them , one of whom was Daniel, and these satraps provided them rations . And the king found no fault in him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 6:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 6:3, so the Hebrew word אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א (akhashdarpenaia) 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.6.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.6.3.W9.S1) and character.