Daniel 12:3:9Dan.12.3.W9TAB
וָעֶֽד׃
vaaed
“and ever”
- Transliteration
- vaa-ED
- Extended
- vaa-EHD
- IPA
- /vaːˈʕɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and ever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vaa-ED
- phraseyour reading level
le-o-LAM vaa-ED
- clause
oo-mats-di-KEE ha-rahb-BEEM ka-ko-kha-VEEM le-o-LAM vaa-ED
- 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 paired adverbs lə-ʿôlām {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿô-lām} ‘forever’ and wa-ʿed {וָעֶד | wa-ʿ-ed} ‘and ever’ intensify the durative sense. The vav-conjunction coordinates the two clauses, reinforcing the parallel reward motifs for wisdom and righteous instruction.
Root and etymology
ayin–lamed–daletʿ-l-d
“appointed time”
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 12:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 12:3, so the Hebrew word וָעֶֽד׃ (vaaed) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.3.W9.S1) and character.