Daniel 3:12:1Dan.3.12.W1TAB
אִיתַ֞י
eetai
“there are”
- Transliteration
- ee-TAI
- Extended
- ee-TAI
- IPA
- /ʔiːˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- there are
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ee-TAI
- clause
ee-TAI guh-ve-REEN ye-hoo-dah-AYIN di-man-NEE-ta yat-he-HON al-a-vi-DAT me-di-NAT ba-VEL shad-RAKH ME-shakh va-a-VED ne-GO
- sentence
ee-TAI guh-ve-REEN ye-hoo-dah-AYIN di-man-NEE-ta yat-he-HON al-a-vi-DAT me-di-NAT ba-VEL shad-RAKH ME-shakh va-a-VED ne-GO guh-vra-YA il-LEKH la-sa-MU a-LEKH a-LAKH mal-KA te-EM le-e-lo-HEKH le-e-la-HAKH LA fal-KHIN u-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-ke-im-TA LA sag-DIN
Exegesis
The verse opens with ithay {אִיתַי | ʾīṯay} ‘there are,’ marking an existential clause typical of official registers.
Root and etymology
y-t-yyod–tav–yod
“to be, exist”
In context — Daniel 3:12
There are men, Jews, whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego—these men, O king, have not set their regard upon you ; they do not serve your god , nor do they worship the golden image that you have set up.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 3:12, so the Hebrew word אִיתַ֞י (eetai) 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.3.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.12.W1.S1) and character.