Daniel 7:26:5Dan.7.26.W5TAB
לְהַשְׁמָדָ֥ה
lehashmada
“for destruction”
- Transliteration
- le-hash-ma-DA
- Extended
- leh-hahsh-mah-D AA
- IPA
- /ləhaʃmaːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for destruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hash-ma-DA
- phraseyour reading level
le-hash-ma-DA u-le-ho-va-DA
- clause
ve-shal-ta-NEH ye-ha-ed-DON le-hash-ma-DA u-le-ho-va-DA ad-SO-fa
- sentence
ve-di-NA yit-TIV ve-shal-ta-NEH ye-ha-ed-DON le-hash-ma-DA u-le-ho-va-DA ad-SO-fa
Exegesis
The infinitive purpose clauses lehashmadah u-lehovadah {לְהַשְׁמָדָה וּלְהוֹבָדָה | lə-haš-mā-ḏāh û-lə-hō-ḇā-ḏāh} express complete destruction and annihilation.
Root and etymology
š-m-dshin–mem–dalet
“to destroy, annihilate”
In context — Daniel 7:26
But the judgment will sit, and his dominion will be taken away, to be destroyed and brought to an end .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 7:26, so the Hebrew word לְהַשְׁמָדָ֥ה (lehashmada) 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.7.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.26.W5.S1) and character.