Daniel 9:13:16Dan.9.13.W16TAB
וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל
ulehaskil
“to gain insight”
- Transliteration
- u-le-has-KIL
- Extended
- oo-leh-hahs-KIL
- IPA
- /uː.lə.haˈskil/
Meaning by language
- English
- to gain insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-has-KIL
- clause
veh-LOH-khi-li-NOO et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu la-SHUV mee-ah-voh-NEH-noo u-le-has-KIL ba-a-mi-TEH-kha
- sentence
ka-eh-SHER ka-TUV be-to-RAT mo-SHE ET kohl-ha-ra-A ha-ZOT ba-A ah-LE-noo veh-LOH-khi-li-NOO et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu la-SHUV mee-ah-voh-NEH-noo u-le-has-KIL ba-a-mi-TEH-kha
Exegesis
Two infinitives lashuv {לָשׁוּב | lā-šûḇ} (to turn) and ule’haskil {וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל | û-lə-haś-kîl} (to gain insight) introduce purposes of intercession, the first from me’avonenu {מֵעֲוֺנֵנוּ | mē-ʿă-ḇō-nê-nû} ‘our iniquities’ and the second in ba’amittekha {בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ | ba-ʾă-mit-te-khā} ‘your truth.’ The Hebrew structure balances declaration of disaster with the missed opportunity for repentance and understanding.
In context — Daniel 9:13
As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this evil has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the face of the LORD our God to turn from our iniquities and to gain insight by Your truth.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 9:13, so the Hebrew word וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל (ulehaskil) 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.9.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.13.W16.S1) and character.