Daniel 2:16:1Dan.2.16.W1TAB
וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל
vehdahniel
“and Daniel”
- Transliteration
- veh-dah-ni-EL
- Extended
- veh-dah-nee-EHL
- IPA
- /wəðaːniˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Daniel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-dah-ni-EL
- clause
veh-dah-ni-EL AL oo-ve-A min-mal-KA
- sentence
veh-dah-ni-EL AL oo-ve-A min-mal-KA DI ze-MAN yin-ten-LE oo-fish-RA le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-prefixed proper name daniyyel {וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל | wə-ḏā-nī-yyēl} ‘Daniel’, signaling continuity from the prior dream episode.
Root and etymology
d-n-y-ldalet–nun–yod–lamed
“God is my judge”
In context — Daniel 2:16
And Daniel went in and requested from the king that he would grant him time, so that the interpretation could be shown to the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:16, so the Hebrew word וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל (vehdahniel) 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.2.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.16.W1.S1) and character.