Daniel 2:27:6Dan.2.27.W6TAB
רָזָה֙
raza
“the mystery”
- Transliteration
- ra-ZA
- Extended
- raa-ZAA
- IPA
- /raːˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the mystery
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ra-ZA
- clause
ra-ZA di-mal-KA sha-EL LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN khar-tu-MIN ga-ze-RIN ya-khe-LIN le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
- sentence
a-NE da-ni-EL ko-DAM mal-ka ve-a-MAR ra-ZA di-mal-KA sha-EL LA kha-ki-MIN ash-pe-FIN khar-tu-MIN ga-ze-RIN ya-khe-LIN le-ha-kha-va-YA le-mal-KA
Exegesis
In the construct chain raza di-malka shael {רָזָה דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֣א שָׁאֵל | rā-zāh dî-mal-kāʾ šā-ʾêl}, raza functions as the head noun ‘mystery’ with di linking to the relative clause describing the king’s request.
Root and etymology
Rootr-z-h
“secret, hidden thing”
In context — Daniel 2:27
Daniel answered before the king and said, “The mystery that the king has asked—no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners are able to make known to the king.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:27, so the Hebrew word רָזָה֙ (raza) 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.2.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.27.W6.S1) and character.