Daniel 10:17:1Dan.10.17.W1TAB
וְהֵ֣יךְ
vehheikh
“and how”
- Transliteration
- veh-HEIKH
- Extended
- veh-HEEKH
- IPA
- /vəˈheːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and how
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-HEIKH
- phraseyour reading level
veh-HEIKH yoo-KHAL
- clause
veh-HEIKH yoo-KHAL E-ved a-do-NI ZE leh-dab-BER im-a-do-NI ZE
- sentence
veh-HEIKH yoo-KHAL E-ved a-do-NI ZE leh-dab-BER im-a-do-NI ZE va-a-NI meh-ah-TAA lo-ya-a-mad-BI KO-akh oo-neh-sha-MA LO nish-e-ra-BI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative conjunction veheikh {וְהֵ֣יךְ | wə-hêḵ} ‘how’, introducing a rhetorical question.
In context — Daniel 10:17
And how can the servant of my lord speak with this my lord? As for me, from now no strength stands within me, and no breath remains in me .
About this coordinate
Daniel 10:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 10:17, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֣יךְ (vehheikh) 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.10.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.10.17.W1.S1) and character.