Daniel 2:13:1Dan.2.13.W1TAB

וְדָתָ֣א

vedata

“thus the decree”

Transliteration: ve-da-TA
Extended: veh-daa-TAA
IPA: /vədaːˈtɑː/

Meaning by language

English: thus the decree

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Result

וְ + דָ + תָ֣א

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ve + da + ta

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vedata

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Dalet	d as in door
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ve-da-TA
phraseyour reading level
ve-da-TA nef-KAT
clause
ve-da-TA nef-KAT ve-kha-khi-mai-YA mit-kat-te-LIN
sentence
ve-da-TA nef-KAT ve-kha-khi-mai-YA mit-kat-te-LIN u-ve-O da-ni-EL ve-khav-ro-HI le-hit-ke-ta-LA

Exegesis

First, vedata {וְדָתָא | wə-ḏāṯāʾ} stands as the determined subject (“the decree”), and nepqat {נֶפְקַת | nep̄-qaṯ} (“went out”) depicts the decree’s formal promulgation.

Root and etymology

Rootd-t-t

“law, decree”

In context — Daniel 2:13

And the decree went out, and the wise men were being put to death; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be put to death.

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:13, so the Hebrew word וְדָתָ֣א (vedata) 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.2.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.13.W1.S1) and character.

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