Daniel 9:4:16Dan.9.4.W16TAB

מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃

mitsvotav

“his commandments”

Transliteration: mits-vo-TAV
Extended: mihts-voh-TAAV
IPA: /mɪts.vɔːˈtaːw/

Meaning by language

English: his commandments

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מִצְ + וֺ + תָֽיו׃

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mits + vo + tav

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mitsvotav

Alphabet Analysis

	Mem	m as in mother
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Tsade	ts as in cats
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Holem	long 'oh'
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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The word

Word in context

word
mits-vo-TAV
phraseyour reading level
u-le-shom-RE mits-vo-TAV
clause
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
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

The dual indirect objects le’ohavav uleshomrei mitsvotav {לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽיו | ləʼōḥāvāv ūləšōmrê miṣvōtāw} ‘to those who love Him and to those who keep His commandments’ stipulate reciprocal conditions for receiving divine favor. This preserves Hebrew clause order and the interplay of prayer, confession, covenant loyalty, and divine fidelity.

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 9:4:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 9:4, so the Hebrew word מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃ (mitsvotav) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.4.W16.S1) and character.

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