Daniel 7:27:9Dan.7.27.W9TAB
לְעַ֖ם
leam
“to the people”
- Transliteration
- le-AM
- Extended
- leh-AHM
- IPA
- /ləˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-AM
- clause
u-mal-khu-TAH ve-shal-ta-NA u-re-vu-TA DI mal-khe-VAT te-KHOT kal-she-mai-YA ye-hi-VAT le-AM ka-di-SHEI e-le-yo-NIN
- sentence
u-mal-khu-TAH ve-shal-ta-NA u-re-vu-TA DI mal-khe-VAT te-KHOT kal-she-mai-YA ye-hi-VAT le-AM ka-di-SHEI e-le-yo-NIN mal-khu-TEH mal-KHUT a-LAM ve-KHOL shal-ta-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN ve-yish-tam-e-UN
Exegesis
The recipients, le-am qaddišê elyonin {לְעַ֖ם קַדִּישֵׁ֣י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין | lə-ʿam qaddišê ʿelyônîn}, form a construct phrase denoting a community sanctified by the Most High.
In context — Daniel 7:27
The kingdom, the dominion, and the majesty of the realms under all the heavens shall be entrusted to the people of the holy ones of the Most High . His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey Him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 7:27, so the Hebrew word לְעַ֖ם (leam) 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.7.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.27.W9.S1) and character.