Daniel 2:30:7Dan.2.30.W7TAB
רָזָ֥א
raza
“the mystery”
- Transliteration
- ra-ZA
- Extended
- rah-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' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-ZA
- phraseyour reading level
ra-ZA de-NA
- clause
va-ah-NA LA be-khokh-MA dee-ee-TAI BEE min-kol-khai-YAA ra-ZA de-NA geh-LI LEE
- sentence
va-ah-NA LA be-khokh-MA dee-ee-TAI BEE min-kol-khai-YAA ra-ZA de-NA geh-LI LEE la-HEN al-div-RAT DEE pish-RA le-mal-KA ye-hoh-DE-UN veh-rah-yoh-NEE liv-VAKH tin-DA
Exegesis
The passive participle gĕlî {גֱּלִ֣י | gĕlî} ‘has been revealed’ in rāzā dənā gĕlî lī {רָזָ֥א דְנָ֖ה גֱּלִ֣י לִ֑י | rāzā dənā gĕlî lī} ‘this secret has been revealed to me’ attributes the revelation externally.
Root and etymology
r-zr-z
“secret, mystery”
In context — Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because of any wisdom which is in me beyond all the living, but rather, so that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 2:30, so the Hebrew word רָזָ֥א (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.2.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.30.W7.S1) and character.