Daniel 9:1:3Dan.9.1.W3TAB
לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ
ledareyavesh
“of Darius”
- Transliteration
- le-da-re-YA-vesh
- Extended
- leh-dah-reh-YAA-vehsh
- IPA
- /ləda.rəˈjaːvɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Darius
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-re-YA-vesh
- clause
bish-NAT a-KHAT le-da-re-YA-vesh ben-a-khash-ve-ROSH miz-ZE-ra ma-DAI
- sentence
bish-NAT a-KHAT le-da-re-YA-vesh ben-a-khash-ve-ROSH miz-ZE-ra ma-DAI a-SHER ha-me-LAKH AL mal-KHUT kas-DIM
Exegesis
The construct chain leDaryawesh ben Achashverosh {לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ בֶּן־אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ | lə-dār-yā-weš ben ʾă-ḥaš-wê-rōš} provides the ruler’s name and genealogy.
In context — Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius, son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 9:1, so the Hebrew word לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ (ledareyavesh) 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.9.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.1.W3.S1) and character.