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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ra-KEE-a
- phraseyour reading level
keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a
- clause
veh-ham-mas-KEE-LEEM yaz-hi-RU keh-ZO-har ha-ra-KEE-a
- 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 context — Daniel 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.