Daniel 9:1:6Dan.9.1.W6TAB
מָדָ֑י
madai
“the Medes”
- Transliteration
- ma-DAI
- Extended
- mah-DAI
- IPA
- /maːˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Medes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ma-DAI
- phraseyour reading level
miz-ZE-ra ma-DAI
- 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 genitive chain mizera Madai {מִזֶּרַע מָדָ֑י | mi-zē-raʿ mā-ḏāy} indicates Medes descent.
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 9:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 9:1, so the Hebrew word מָדָ֑י (madai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.1.W6.S1) and character.