Daniel 2:23:9Dan.2.23.W9TAB
וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א
ugevurta
“and might”
- Transliteration
- u-ge-vur-TA
- Extended
- oo-geh-voor-TAH
- IPA
- /uːɣəvuːrˈt̪aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and might
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
u-ge-vur-TA
- clause
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
- 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 relative particle dî {דִּ֧י | dî} introduces the attribution of khokhmetha {חָכְמְתָ֛א | ḥāḵmāṯāʾ} ‘wisdom’ and ugevurta {וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א | ūgəḇûrāʾ} ‘might’ through the perfect yehavte {יְהַ֣בְתְּ | yəḥāḇt} ‘you have given’.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–bet–resh
“might”
In context — Daniel 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 2:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:23, so the Hebrew word וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א (ugevurta) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.23.W9.S1) and character.