Daniel 8:18:3Dan.8.18.W3TAB
נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי
nihrehdamtee
“I fell into a deep sleep”
- Transliteration
- nih-reh-DAM-tee
- Extended
- nih-reh-DAHM-tee
- IPA
- /nir.ˈdam.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I fell into a deep sleep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nih-reh-DAM-tee
- phraseyour reading level
nih-reh-DAM-tee al-pa-NAI
- clause
oo-veh-dahb-beh-RO ih-MI nih-reh-DAM-tee al-pa-NAI AR-tsa
- sentence
oo-veh-dahb-beh-RO ih-MI nih-reh-DAM-tee al-pa-NAI AR-tsa va-yig-ga-BI va-ya-ah-mee-DE-nee al-am-DI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction u {וּ} prefixed to the Piʿel infinitive construct ve·dabbro {וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ | û-ḇə-dab-bə-rô} ‘as he spoke’, marking concurrent action with the main verb nirdamti {נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי | nir-dam-tî} ‘I fell into a deep sleep’.
In context — Daniel 8:18
And as he spoke to me, I fell into a deep sleep, face down on the ground. Then he touched me and made me stand upright.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 8:18, so the Hebrew word נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי (nihrehdamtee) 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.8.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.18.W3.S1) and character.