Daniel 2:8:15Dan.2.8.W15TAB
אַזְדָּ֖א
azda
“is firm”
- Transliteration
- az-DA
- Extended
- az-DAA
- IPA
- /ʔaz.ˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is firm
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
az-DA
- phraseyour reading level
DI az-DA
- clause
kal-ko-VEL DI kha-ZEE-ton DI az-DA mi-NI mil-TA
- sentence
a-NE mal-KA veh-a-MAR min-ya-TSIIV ya-DA a-NA DI id-daa-NAA an-TOON zav-NEEN kal-ko-VEL DI kha-ZEE-ton DI az-DA mi-NI mil-TA
Exegesis
The causal clause kol-kovel di khazeiton di azda minni milta {כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י חֲזֵית֔וֹן דִּ֥י אַזְדָּ֖א מִנִּ֥י מִלְּתָֽא | kol-qō-ḇêl dî ḥă-zê-ṯôn dî ʾaz-dā min-nî mil-tā} ‘because you see that my decree is fixed’ links cause and effect. The perfect azda emphasizes the settled nature of the decree, and the English syntax preserves the Aramaic focus on the king’s assertion.
Root and etymology
ע-ז-ב
“to abandon, depart”
In context — Daniel 2:8
The king answered and said, “With certainty I know that you are buying time , because you see that my decree is fixed.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:8:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 2:8, so the Hebrew word אַזְדָּ֖א (azda) 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.2.8.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.8.W15.S1) and character.