Daniel 12:3:4Dan.12.3.W4TAB

הָרָקִ֑יעַ

harakeea

the sky

Transliteration
ha-ra-KEE-a
Extended
haa-raa-KEE-ah
IPA
/haː.raːˈqiː.ʕa/

Meaning by language

English
the sky

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רָ + קִ֑י + עַ
ha + ra + kee + a
harakeea

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ra-KEE-a

  2. phraseyour reading level

    keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a

  3. clause

    veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM yaz-hi-RU keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a

  4. sentence

    veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM yaz-hi-RU keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a oo-mats-di-KEE ha-rahb-BEEM ka-ko-kha-VEEM le-o-LAM vaa-ED

Exegesis

The comparative phrase kəzōhar hārāqîaʿ {כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ | kə-zō-har hā-rā-qî-aʿ} ‘like the brightness of the firmament’ establishes the first simile.

Root and etymology

Rootrqaʿ

to spread out

In contextDaniel 12:3

And the wise will shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who justify the many will be like the stars for ever and ever.

About this coordinate

Daniel 12:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 12:3, so the Hebrew word הָרָקִ֑יעַ (harakeea) 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.12.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.3.W4.S1) and character.