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

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Result
רָ + זָה֙
ra + za
raza

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ra-ZA

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextDaniel 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.