Daniel 2:25:1Dan.2.25.W1TAB
אֱדַ֤יִן
edayin
“then”
- Transliteration
- e-DA-yin
- Extended
- eh-DAH-yin
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈdajin/
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 ar-YOKH
- clause
e-DA-yin ar-YOKH be-hit-be-ha-LA han-EL le-da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-KA
- sentence
e-DA-yin ar-YOKH be-hit-be-ha-LA han-EL le-da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-KA ve-KHEN a-MAR-LEH di-hash-kha-KHAT ge-VAR min-be-NEI ga-lu-TA DI ye-HUD DI fish-RA le-mal-KA ye-ho-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal adverb edayin {אֱדַ֤יִן | ʾĕ-dayin} ‘then’, marking a narrative shift.
In context — Daniel 2:25
Then Arioch brought Daniel in haste before the king and said to him, "I have found a man from among the sons of the captivity of Judah who will make known the interpretation to the king."
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:25, so the Hebrew word אֱדַ֤יִן (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.2.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.25.W1.S1) and character.