Daniel 12:8:4Dan.12.8.W4TAB
אָבִ֑ין
aveen
“understand”
- Transliteration
- a-VEEN
- Extended
- ah-VEEN
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- understand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VEEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-VEEN
- clause
va-a-NI sha-MA-e-ti ve-LO a-VEEN
- sentence
va-a-NI sha-MA-e-ti ve-LO a-VEEN va-OM-RA a-do-NI MA a-kha-RIT EH-le
Exegesis
The perfect verb shamati {שָׁמַעְתִּי | šāməṯtî} “I heard” denotes completed perception, contrasting with velo avin {וְלֹא אָבִין | wəlō ʾāvin} “but I did not understand,” where the imperfect signals ongoing lack of comprehension.
In context — Daniel 12:8
And I heard, but I did not understand; and I said, “My Lord , what will be the end of these things?”
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 12:8, so the Hebrew word אָבִ֑ין (aveen) 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.12.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.8.W4.S1) and character.