Daniel 12:4:8Dan.12.4.W8TAB

קֵ֑ץ

kets

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Transliteration
KETS
Extended
KEHTS
IPA
/ˈqeːts/

Meaning by language

English
end

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KETS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ad-ET KETS

  3. clause

    ve-a-TA da-ni-YEL se-TOM ha-de-va-RIM va-kha-TOM ha-SE-fer ad-ET KETS

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TA da-ni-YEL se-TOM ha-de-va-RIM va-kha-TOM ha-SE-fer ad-ET KETS ye-shot-te-TU ra-BIM ve-tir-BE ha-da-AT

Exegesis

The construct chain ad-et kets {עַד־עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ | ʿǎd-ʿēt kēṣ} functions as a temporal clause specifying “until the time of the end.”

Root and etymology

q-ṣQof–Tsadi

end, limit

In contextDaniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end ; many will run to and fro, and knowledge will increase.

About this coordinate

Daniel 12:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 12:4, so the Hebrew word קֵ֑ץ (kets) 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.12.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.4.W8.S1) and character.