Daniel 2:11:4Dan.2.11.W4TAB
יַקִּירָ֔ה
yakkeeraa
“is difficult”
- Transliteration
- yak-KEE-RAA
- Extended
- yahk-KEE-RAA
- IPA
- /jak.kiːˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is difficult
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yak-KEE-RAA
- clause
u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL yak-KEE-RAA ve-a-khoh-RAAN LAA i-TAI DI ye-kha-VVIN-NA ko-DAM mal-KAA
- sentence
u-mil-le-TAA di-mal-KAA sha-EL yak-KEE-RAA ve-a-khoh-RAAN LAA i-TAI DI ye-kha-VVIN-NA ko-DAM mal-KAA la-HEN e-la-HIN DI me-dar-HON im-bis-RAA LAA i-TO-hi
Exegesis
The predicate yaqira {יַקִּירָ֔ה | yaq-qî-rā(h)} ‘difficult’ establishes the challenge.
Root and etymology
y-q-ryod–qof–resh
“precious, rare”
In context — Daniel 2:11
And the matter which the king has asked is difficult , and there is no other who can declare it before the king except the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:11, so the Hebrew word יַקִּירָ֔ה (yakkeeraa) 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.2.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.11.W4.S1) and character.