Daniel 2:48:1Dan.2.48.W1TAB
אֱדַ֨יִן
edayin
“then”
- Transliteration
- e-DA-yin
- Extended
- eh-DAH-yihn
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈdajin/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-DA-yin
- phraseyour reading level
e-DA-yin mal-KA
- clause
e-DA-yin mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ra-BI u-mat-te-NAN rav-re-VAN sa-gi-AN ye-hav-LE ve-hash-le-TE AL kol-me-di-NAT ba-VEL
- sentence
e-DA-yin mal-KA le-da-ni-EL ra-BI u-mat-te-NAN rav-re-VAN sa-gi-AN ye-hav-LE ve-hash-le-TE AL kol-me-di-NAT ba-VEL ve-rav-sig-NIN AL kol-kha-khi-ME va-VEL
Exegesis
The verse opens with edayin {אֱדַ֨יִן | ʾĕḏayin} ‘then’, a forward-moving discourse marker linking the king’s response to Daniel’s prior revelation.
In context — Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 2:48, so the Hebrew word אֱדַ֨יִן (edayin) 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.2.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.48.W1.S1) and character.