Daniel 3:17:9Dan.3.17.W9TAB
נוּרָ֧א
nura
“of fire”
- Transliteration
- nu-RA
- Extended
- noo-RAA
- IPA
- /nuːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nu-RA
- phraseyour reading level
min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA
- clause
min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA ye-SHEI-ZIV
- sentence
HEN ee-TAI eh-la-ha-NA di-ah-NAKH-na pal-KHIN ya-KHIL le-SHEI-za-vu-ta-NA min-a-TUN nu-RA ya-KID-TA oo-min-ye-DAKH mal-KA ye-SHEI-ZIV
Exegesis
The construct chain min-atun nura yakidta {מִן־אַתּוּן נוּרָא יָקִדְתָּא} ‘from the furnace of burning fire’ precisely locates the danger.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Vav–Resh
“fire, flame”
In context — Daniel 3:17
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 3:17, so the Hebrew word נוּרָ֧א (nura) 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.3.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.17.W9.S1) and character.