Daniel 2:39:5Dan.2.39.W5TAB
ארעא
ara
“earth, land”
- Transliteration
- a-ra
- Extended
- ah-rah
- IPA
- /ʔarʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth, land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ra
- phraseyour reading level
a-ra a-RA min-NAKH
- clause
u-vah-ter-AKH te-KUM mal-KHU a-kho-RI a-ra a-RA min-NAKH
- 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 phrase ara minakh {אֲרַ֣ע מִנָּ֑ךְ | ʾa-raʿ min-nāḵ} literally ‘earth from you’ functions idiomatically to indicate a lesser status.
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 2:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:39, so the Hebrew word ארעא (ara) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.39.W5.S1) and character.