Daniel 2:23:12Dan.2.23.W12TAB

וּכְעַ֤ן

ukhean

and now

Transliteration
u-khe-AN
Extended
oo-kheh-AHN
IPA
/uːxəˈʕan/

Meaning by language

English
and now

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Result
וּ + כְ + עַ֤ן
u + khe + an
ukhean

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-khe-AN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI

  3. clause

    u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA

  4. sentence

    LAKH e-LAH a-va-ha-TI me-ho-DE u-me-sha-BAKH a-NA DI khokh-me-TA u-ge-vur-TA ye-HAVT LI u-khe-AN ho-DAT-ta-NI di-be-E-NA min-NAKH di-mil-LAT mal-KA ho-DAT-te-NA

Exegesis

The conjunction u-ke‘an {וּכְעַ֤ן | ū-kə‘an} ‘and now’ transitions to the Haphil perfect hodaatani {הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ | hôdā‘tānî} ‘you have made known to me’ and hodaatena {הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא | hôdā‘tənāʾ} ‘you have made known to us’.

In contextDaniel 2:23

To You, O God of my fathers , I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and might, and now You have made known to me what we asked, for You have made known to us the matter of the king.

About this coordinate

Daniel 2:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 2:23, so the Hebrew word וּכְעַ֤ן (ukhean) 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.2.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.23.W12.S1) and character.