Daniel 2:43:5Dan.2.43.W5TAB
מְעָרַב֙
mearav
“mixed”
- Transliteration
- me-a-RAV
- Extended
- meh-ah-RAHV
- IPA
- /mə.ʕaˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- mixed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
me-a-RAV
- clause
DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta par-ze-LA me-a-RAV ba-kha-SAF ti-NA mit-a-re-VIN le-he-VON biz-RA a-na-SHA ve-LA-le-he-VON dav-KIN de-NA im-de-NA
- sentence
DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta par-ze-LA me-a-RAV ba-kha-SAF ti-NA mit-a-re-VIN le-he-VON biz-RA a-na-SHA ve-LA-le-he-VON dav-KIN de-NA im-de-NA HE-khe-DI par-ze-LA LA mit-a-RAV im-khas-PA
Exegesis
The construct chain parzela meʿarav bachasaf ṭīnāʾ {פַּרְזְלָא מְעָרַב בַּחֲסַף טִינָא} ‘iron being mixed with clay and mud’ uses a Peʿal participle plus compound object to emphasize cumulative mixture.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-bʿayin–resh–beth
“to mix, blend”
In context — Daniel 2:43
And as you saw the iron being mixed with clay and mud, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not cling to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:43:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 2:43, so the Hebrew word מְעָרַב֙ (mearav) 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.2.43.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.43.W5.S1) and character.