Daniel 8:23:4Dan.8.23.W4TAB
הַפֹּשְׁעִ֑ים
haposheeem
“the transgressors”
- Transliteration
- ha-po-she-EEM
- Extended
- hah-poh-sheh-EEM
- IPA
- /ha.poːʃ.ˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the transgressors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-po-she-EEM
- clause
oo-veh-ah-khah-REET mal-khu-TAAM keh-hah-TEHM ha-po-she-EEM
- sentence
oo-veh-ah-khah-REET mal-khu-TAAM keh-hah-TEHM ha-po-she-EEM ya-a-MOD MEH-lekh az-pa-NEEM oo-mee-VEEN khee-DOHT
Exegesis
The infinitive construct kə-hāṯēm {כְּהָתֵ֖ם | kə-hā-ṯēm} paired with hapōshə‘im {הַפֹּשְׁעִ֑ים | hap-pō-šə-ʿîm} ‘the transgressors’ signals the completion of rebellion.
Root and etymology
p-š-ʿpe–shin–ayin
“rebellion, transgression”
In context — Daniel 8:23
And in the latter part of their kingdom, when the transgressors are completed, a king with a strong face and understanding of riddles will arise.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 8:23, so the Hebrew word הַפֹּשְׁעִ֑ים (haposheeem) 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.8.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.23.W4.S1) and character.