Daniel 2:29:6Dan.2.29.W6TAB
מָ֛ה
ma
“what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MA
- clause
AN-teh mal-KA ra-yo-NAKH al-mish-ke-VAKH se-li-KU MA DI le-he-VE a-kha-RE de-NA
- sentence
AN-teh mal-KA ra-yo-NAKH al-mish-ke-VAKH se-li-KU MA DI le-he-VE a-kha-RE de-NA ve-ga-LE ra-za-YA ho-de-AKH MA-DI le-he-VE
Exegesis
The clause ma di ləhewe ahare dena {מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא אַחֲרֵי דְנָה | mā dī ləhewe ʾaḥarē denā} ‘what that would be after this’ expresses the king’s concern for the future.
Root and etymology
ḥ-ts-phet–tsade–pe
“to be urgent, insolent”
In context — Daniel 2:29
To you, O king, your thoughts arose upon your bed concerning what would come after this, and Revealer of mysteries has made known to you what is to be .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 2:29, so the Hebrew word מָ֛ה (ma) 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.2.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.29.W6.S1) and character.