Daniel 1:15:4Dan.1.15.W4TAB
נִרְאָ֤ה
niraa
“was seen”
- Transliteration
- nir-AA
- Extended
- nihr-AA
- IPA
- /nirˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was seen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
nir-AA
- phraseyour reading level
nir-AA mar-ee-HEM
- clause
oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR
- sentence
oo-mik-TSAT ya-MIM a-sa-RA nir-AA mar-ee-HEM TOV oo-veh-ree-EE ba-SAR min-KOL-ha-ye-la-DIM ha-o-khe-LIM ET pat-BAG ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verb nirʾah {נִרְאָה | nirʾā(h)} in the Niphal perfect conveys a passive state of appearance.
In context — Daniel 1:15
And at the end of ten days, their appearance was seen to be better and healthier in flesh than all the youths who were eating the portion of the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 1:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 1:15, so the Hebrew word נִרְאָ֤ה (niraa) 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.1.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.1.15.W4.S1) and character.