Daniel 2:17:1Dan.2.17.W1TAB
אֱדַ֥יִן
edayin
“then”
- Transliteration
- e-DA-yin
- Extended
- eh-DAH-yihn
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈðajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-DA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
e-DA-yin daa-ni-EL
- clause
e-DA-yin daa-ni-EL le-vai-TEH a-ZAL
- sentence
e-DA-yin daa-ni-EL le-vai-TEH a-ZAL ve-la-kha-nan-YA mee-sha-EL va-a-zar-YA kha-vro-HI mil-le-TA ho-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with edayin {אֱדַ֥יִן | ʾě-ḏa-yin} ‘then,’ a temporal connector that advances the narrative.
In context — Daniel 2:17
Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:17, so the Hebrew word אֱדַ֥יִן (edayin) 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.2.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.17.W1.S1) and character.