Daniel 12:5:8Dan.12.5.W8TAB
אֶחָ֥ד
ekhad
“one”
- Transliteration
- e-KHAD
- Extended
- eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
e-KHAD HEN-na
- clause
e-KHAD HEN-na li-SFAT ha-ye-OR veh-e-KHAD HEN-na li-SFAT ha-ye-OR
- sentence
veh-raa-i-TEE a-NI daa-ni-YEEL veh-hin-NEH she-NA-yim a-khe-RIM oh-meh-DIM e-KHAD HEN-na li-SFAT ha-ye-OR veh-e-KHAD HEN-na li-SFAT ha-ye-OR
Exegesis
The repeated idiom echad hennah li-sfat ha-ye’or {אֶחָ֥ד הֵ֙נָּה֙ לִשְׂפַ֣ת הַיְאֹ֔ר | ʾe-ḥād hēn-nāh li-śə-fat ha-yə-ʾōr} emphasizes their symmetrical placement on opposite banks.
In context — Daniel 12:5
And I, Daniel , saw and behold two others standing—one here on the bank of the river and one here on the opposite bank of the river.
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 12:5, so the Hebrew word אֶחָ֥ד (ekhad) 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.12.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.5.W8.S1) and character.