Daniel 3:4:1Dan.3.4.W1TAB

וְכָרוֹזָ֖א

vekharoza

{And} a herald

Transliteration
ve-kha-ro-ZA
Extended
veh-kha-ro-ZAA
IPA
/wə.xaː.roˈzaː/

Meaning by language

English
{And} a herald

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + כָ + רוֹ + זָ֖א
ve + kha + ro + za
vekharoza

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-kha-ro-ZA

  2. clause

    ve-kha-ro-ZA ka-RE be-KHAA-yil

  3. sentence

    ve-kha-ro-ZA ka-RE be-KHAA-yil le-KHON ahm-RIN am-ma-YAA um-ma-YAA ve-lish-sha-NAI-ya

Exegesis

The verse opens with the conjunction ve- {וְ | wə-} attached to kharoza {כָרוֹזָא | ḵārôzā} ‘herald,’ establishing the speaker.

Root and etymology

k-r-zkaf–resh–zayin

to proclaim

In contextDaniel 3:4

And the herald cried out loudly, “To you it is commanded, O peoples , nations, and languages.”

About this coordinate

Daniel 3:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 3:4, so the Hebrew word וְכָרוֹזָ֖א (vekharoza) 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.3.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.4.W1.S1) and character.