Daniel 2:12:7Dan.2.12.W7TAB
וַאֲמַר֙
vaamar
“said”
- Transliteration
- va-a-MAR
- Extended
- vah-ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /waʔăˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-MAR
- clause
va-a-MAR le-ho-va-DAA le-KHOL kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
- sentence
kal-ko-VEL de-NAA mal-KAA be-NAS u-ke-TSAF sa-GEE va-a-MAR le-ho-va-DAA le-KHOL kha-ki-MEE ba-VEL
Exegesis
The conjunction wa-ʾāmar {וַאֲמַר | wa-ʾămar} ‘and he said’ introduces the infinitive purpose lə-hōvda {לְה֣וֹבָדָ֔ה | lə-hō-ḇā-ḏāh} ‘to destroy’.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — Daniel 2:12
Because of this, the king grew angry and exceedingly furious, and he commanded the lethal decree against all the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 2:12, so the Hebrew word וַאֲמַר֙ (vaamar) 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.2.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.12.W7.S1) and character.