Daniel 3:23:1Dan.3.23.W1TAB
וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤א
veguvraya
“and the men”
- Transliteration
- ve-guv-ra-YA
- Extended
- veh-guhv-rah-YAA
- IPA
- /wə.ɣuv.raˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-guv-ra-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-guv-ra-YA i-LEKH
- clause
ve-guv-ra-YA i-LEKH teh-lah-TEH-hohn shad-RAKH me-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO
- sentence
ve-guv-ra-YA i-LEKH teh-lah-TEH-hohn shad-RAKH me-SHAKH va-a-VED ne-GO ne-fa-LU leh-GOH-ah-TOON-noo-RAA yaa-KID-TAA me-khap-TEEN
Exegesis
The clause opens with wə-guḇrayyā {וְגֻבְרַיָּא | wə-guḇrayyā} followed by the demonstrative ʾillēḵ {אִלֵּךְ | ʾillēḵ}, forming a marked noun phrase (“and these men”), which is then narrowed by the numeral təlātēhōn {תְּלָתֵּהוֹן | təlātēhōn} (“the three of them”). The three names function in apposition, identifying the group without adding a new clause.
Root and etymology
consonantsgimel–bet–resh
“to be strong”
In context — Daniel 3:23
And these three men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego—fell, bound , into the midst of the furnace of fire that was burning.
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 3:23, so the Hebrew word וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤א (veguvraya) 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.3.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.23.W1.S1) and character.