Daniel 9:4:1Dan.9.4.W1TAB
וָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛ה
vaetpalela
“prayed”
- Transliteration
- va-et-pa-le-LA
- Extended
- vaa-ehth-pah-leh-LAA
- IPA
- /va.ʔɛt.pal.ləˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prayed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-et-pa-le-LA
- clause
va-et-pa-le-LA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI va-et-va-DE
- sentence
va-et-pa-le-LA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI va-et-va-DE va-om-RA AN-na a-do-NAI ha-EL ha-ga-DOL ve-ha-no-RA sho-MER ha-be-RIT ve-ha-KHE-sed le-o-ha-VAV u-le-shom-RE mits-vo-TAV
Exegesis
va’etpallah {וָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛ה | wāʼetpallāh} ‘and I prayed’ is a Hitpael imperfect first person common singular verb indicating an intensive prayer action.
Root and etymology
p-l-lpā-lāmed-lāmed
“to intercede, pray”
In context — Daniel 9:4
And I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, and said, "Please, Lord, the great and awesome God, keeper of the covenant and steadfast love to those who love Him and to those who keep His commandments."
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 9:4, so the Hebrew word וָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛ה (vaetpalela) 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.9.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.4.W1.S1) and character.