Daniel 2:22:3Dan.2.22.W3TAB
עַמִּיקָתָ֖א
amikata
“deep things”
- Transliteration
- a-mi-ka-TA
- Extended
- ah-mee-kah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʕam.miː.qaːˈtɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deep things
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-mi-ka-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ga-LE a-mi-ka-TA
- clause
HU ga-LE a-mi-ka-TA u-me-sa-te-ra-TA
- sentence
HU ga-LE a-mi-ka-TA u-me-sa-te-ra-TA ya-DA MA va-kha-sho-KHA ve-ne-hi-RA u-ne-ho-RA i-ME she-RE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hûʾ} ‘he,’ followed by the participle gālēʾ {גָּלֵא | gālēʾ} ‘reveals,’ which takes as its object the deep things ʿammīqātāʾ {עַמִּיקָתָא | ʿammīqātāʾ} and the hidden things wəmsattārāṯāʾ {וּמְסַתְּרָתָא | wəmsattārāṯāʾ}.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-qayin–mem–qoph
“deep, inmost”
In context — Daniel 2:22
He reveals deep things and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 2:22, so the Hebrew word עַמִּיקָתָ֖א (amikata) 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.2.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.22.W3.S1) and character.