Daniel 3:18:1Dan.3.18.W1TAB
וְהֵ֣ן
vehen
“but if”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEN
- Extended
- veh-HEN
- IPA
- /vəˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but if
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HEN LA
- clause
ve-HEN LA yeh-DI-ah leh-he-VEH-lakh mal-KA
- sentence
ve-HEN LA yeh-DI-ah leh-he-VEH-lakh mal-KA DI lah-le-HAYKH leh-e-lah-HAKH LA-i-ti-NA ee-ti-NA fal-KHEEN oo-le-TSE-lem da-ha-VA DI ha-KEEM-ta LA nis-GOOD
Exegesis
The verse opens with vehen {וְהֵ֣ן | wə-hēn} to introduce an adversative condition (“and if”), preparing for a stated outcome regardless of what precedes.
In context — Daniel 3:18
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not serving your gods, and to the gold image you have set up we will not bow down .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 3:18, so the Hebrew word וְהֵ֣ן (vehen) 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.3.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.18.W1.S1) and character.