Daniel 9:6:8Dan.9.6.W8TAB
אֶל־מְלָכֵ֥ינוּ
elmelakhenoo
“to our kings”
- Transliteration
- el-me-la-KHE-noo
- Extended
- ehl-meh-laa-KHEH-noo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.məlaːˈxeː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to our kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-me-la-KHE-noo
- phraseyour reading level
el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo
- clause
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo
- sentence
ve-LO sha-MA-noo el-a-va-DE-kha han-ne-vee-EEM a-SHER dib-be-RU be-shim-KHA el-me-la-KHE-noo sa-RE-noo va-a-vo-TE-noo ve-EL kol-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
A triad of parallel prepositional phrases—el-melakheinu sareinu va’avoteinu {אֶל־מְלָכֵינוּ שָׂרֵינוּ וַאֲבֹתֵינוּ | ʾel-mə-lā-ḵê-nû śā-rê-nû wa-ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-nû} ‘to our kings, our princes, and our fathers’—lists societal leaders.
In context — Daniel 9:6
And we did not listen to your servants , the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 9:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מְלָכֵ֥ינוּ (elmelakhenoo) 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.9.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.6.W8.S1) and character.