Daniel 4:10:6Dan.4.10.W6TABWLC Daniel 4:7
וַאֲל֥וּ
vahahloo
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- vah-ah-LOO
- Extended
- vah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /waʔăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vah-ah-LOO
- phraseyour reading level
vah-ah-LOO ee-LAN
- clause
kha-ZEH ha-VEET vah-ah-LOO ee-LAN beh-GOH ar-AA veh-roo-MEH sa-GEE
- sentence
veh-khez-VEE reh-SHEE ahl-mish-ke-VEE kha-ZEH ha-VEET vah-ah-LOO ee-LAN beh-GOH ar-AA veh-roo-MEH sa-GEE
Exegesis
The interjection waʾălû {וַאֲלוּ | wa-ʾă-lû} “and behold” functions as a discourse marker that draws the hearer’s attention to the main object of the vision, introducing what is newly perceived in the scene.
In context — Daniel 4:10
These were the visions of my head as I lay upon my bed: I was watching, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth , and its height was great.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 4:10, so the Hebrew word וַאֲל֥וּ (vahahloo) 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.4.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.10.W6.S1) and character.