Daniel 2:22:6Dan.2.22.W6TAB
מָ֣ה
ma
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MA
- phraseyour reading level
MA va-kha-sho-KHA
- clause
ya-DA MA va-kha-sho-KHA ve-ne-hi-RA u-ne-ho-RA i-ME she-RE
- 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 perfect yāḏaʿ {יָדַע | yāḏaʿ} ‘knows’ introduces the interrogative clause with mā {מָה | mā} ‘what.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-ts-phet–tsade–pe
“to be urgent, insolent”
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 2:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:22, so the Hebrew word מָ֣ה (ma) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.22.W6.S1) and character.