Daniel 2:14:4Dan.2.14.W4TAB
עֵטָ֣א
eta
“prudence”
- Transliteration
- e-TA
- Extended
- eh-TAA
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prudence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-TA
- phraseyour reading level
e-TA oo-te-EM
- clause
be-a-DA-yin da-ni-EL ha-TEEV e-TA oo-te-EM leh-ar-YOKH rav-tab-ba-kha-YA DI mal-KA
- sentence
be-a-DA-yin da-ni-EL ha-TEEV e-TA oo-te-EM leh-ar-YOKH rav-tab-ba-kha-YA DI mal-KA DI ne-FAK le-kat-ta-LA le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL
Exegesis
The direct objects eta {עֵטָ֣א | ʿē-ṭā} ‘counsel’ and utem {וּטְעֵ֔ם | u-ṭe-ʿem} ‘discretion’ are conjoined to detail the nature of his reply.
Root and etymology
ʿ–ṭ–ʾayin–tet–aleph
“counsel, advice”
In context — Daniel 2:14
Then Daniel answered with counsel to Arioch, the chief executioner of the king who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 2:14, so the Hebrew word עֵטָ֣א (eta) 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.2.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.14.W4.S1) and character.