Daniel 11:13:7Dan.11.13.W7TAB
מִן־הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן
minharishon
“than the first”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-ri-SHON
- Extended
- mihn-hah-rih-SHOHN
- IPA
- /minhaːriˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- than the first
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-ri-SHON
- clause
ve-SHAV ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON veh-heh-eh-MEED ha-MON RAV min-ha-ri-SHON
- sentence
ve-SHAV ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON veh-heh-eh-MEED ha-MON RAV min-ha-ri-SHON u-le-KETS ha-i-TIM sha-NEEM ya-VO VO be-KHA-yil ga-DOL u-vir-KHUSH RAV
Exegesis
The comparative min-ha-rishon {מִן־הָרִאשׁוֹן | min-hā-ri-šōn} ‘greater than the former’ emphasizes numerical increase.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-šresh–aleph–shin
“first, former”
In context — Daniel 11:13
The king of the north will return and raise a multitude greater than before, and at the end of the appointed times he will come with a great army and with great riches .
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 11:13, so the Hebrew word מִן־הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן (minharishon) 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.11.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.13.W7.S1) and character.