Daniel 3:4:6Dan.3.4.W6TAB
עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א
ammayaa
“peoples”
- Transliteration
- am-ma-YAA
- Extended
- ahm-mah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʕam.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- peoples
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
am-ma-YAA
- clause
le-KHON ahm-RIN am-ma-YAA um-ma-YAA ve-lish-sha-NAI-ya
- 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 coordinated terms ammayya {עַמְמַיָּא | ʿammayyā}, ummayya {אֻמַּיָּא | ʾummayyā}, and velishanayya {וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא | wə-liššanayyā} emphasize the inclusivity of peoples, nations, and languages, reflecting an imperial address.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-mayin–mem–mem
“people, nation”
In context — Daniel 3:4
And the herald cried out loudly, “To you it is commanded, O peoples , nations, and languages.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 3:4, so the Hebrew word עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א (ammayaa) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.4.W6.S1) and character.