Daniel 12:8:7Dan.12.8.W7TAB
מָ֥ה
ma
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MA
- phraseyour reading level
MA a-kha-RIT
- clause
va-OM-RA a-do-NI MA a-kha-RIT EH-le
- 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 interrogative mah acharit elleh {מָה אַחֲרִית אֵלֶּה | māh ’aḥărît ʾēlleh} frames the eschatological inquiry about the vision’s culmination. Hebrew word order and the sequence of clauses underscore Daniel’s uncertainty before posing the final question.
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 12:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 12:8, so the Hebrew word מָ֥ה (ma) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.8.W7.S1) and character.