Daniel 6:9:10Dan.6.9.W10TAB
כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י
kedatmadai
“the law of the Medes”
- Transliteration
- ke-DAT-ma-DAI
- Extended
- keh-DAT-mah-DAI
- IPA
- /kəˈðaːt.maːˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the law of the Medes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-DAT-ma-DAI
- phraseyour reading level
ke-DAT-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS
- clause
DI LA le-hash-na-YA ke-DAT-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS di-LA te-DE
- sentence
keh-AN mal-KA te-KIM e-sa-RA ve-tir-SHOOM ke-ta-VA DI LA le-hash-na-YA ke-DAT-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS di-LA te-DE
Exegesis
The relative clause di-la le-hashnaya {דִּי־לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה | dî-lā lə-ḫašnayyāh} ‘which could not be altered’ qualifies the decree, reinforced by the jurisdictional phrase kə-dat-madai u-paras {כְּדָת־מָדַי וּפָרַס | kə-dāt-maḏay û-pāras} ‘under the law of the Medes and Persians.’ The translation smooths the structure into a single emphatic sentence that preserves legal precision.
Root and etymology
d-tdalet–tav
“law”
In context — Daniel 6:9
Therefore King Darius signed the document and the interdict , which could not be altered according to the law of the Medes and Persians.
About this coordinate
Daniel 6:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 6:9, so the Hebrew word כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י (kedatmadai) 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.6.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.6.9.W10.S1) and character.