Daniel 2:36:1Dan.2.36.W1TAB
דְּנָ֣ה
dena
“this”
- Transliteration
- de-NA
- Extended
- deh-NAA
- IPA
- /dəˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-NA
- phraseyour reading level
de-NA khel-MA
- sentence
de-NA khel-MA oo-fish-REH neh-MAR ko-DAM-mal-KA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun dena {דְּנָ֣ה | də-nā} ‘this’, which immediately precedes the noun chelma {חֶלְמָ֔א | ḥel-mā} ‘dream’, creating a deictic reference.
In context — Daniel 2:36
This is the dream, and we will declare its interpretation before the king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:36, so the Hebrew word דְּנָ֣ה (dena) 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.2.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.36.W1.S1) and character.