Daniel 2:39:13Dan.2.39.W13TAB
נְחָשָׁ֔א
nekhasha
“bronze”
- Transliteration
- ne-kha-SHA
- Extended
- neh-khaa-SHAA
- IPA
- /nəħaːˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bronze
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-kha-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
DI ne-kha-SHA
- clause
u-mal-KHU te-li-ti-A te-li-ta-A a-kho-RI DI ne-kha-SHA DI tish-LAT be-KHAL-a-RA
- sentence
u-vah-ter-AKH te-KUM mal-KHU a-kho-RI a-ra a-RA min-NAKH u-mal-KHU te-li-ti-A te-li-ta-A a-kho-RI DI ne-kha-SHA DI tish-LAT be-KHAL-a-RA
Exegesis
The coordinate clause umalkhu telita'a ahari di nehasha di tishlat bekhol ara {וּמַלְכ֨וּ תְלִיתָאָ֤ה אָחֳרִי֙ דִּ֣י נְחָשָׁ֔א דִּ֥י תִשְׁלַ֖ט בְּכָל־אַרְעָֽא} conveys “and a third kingdom, another, which is of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.”
Root and etymology
n-ḥ-šnun–ḥet–shin
“bronze”
In context — Daniel 2:39
And after you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to you; and a third kingdom , another one of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:39:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 2:39, so the Hebrew word נְחָשָׁ֔א (nekhasha) 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.2.39.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.39.W13.S1) and character.