Daniel 2:39:16Dan.2.39.W16TAB
בְּכָל־אַרְעָֽא׃
bekhalara
“over all the earth, land”
- Transliteration
- be-KHAL-a-RA
- Extended
- beh-KHAAL-ah-RAA
- IPA
- /bəˈχaːl.ʔarʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over all the earth, land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHAL-a-RA
- 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
ʾ-r-ʿaleph–resh–ayin
“earth, land”
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 2:39:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Daniel 2:39, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־אַרְעָֽא׃ (bekhalara) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.39.W16.S1) and character.