Daniel 4:10:7Dan.4.10.W7TABWLC Daniel 4:7
אִילָ֛ן
eelan
“a tree”
- Transliteration
- ee-LAN
- Extended
- ee-LAAN
- IPA
- /ʔiːˈlaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-LAN
- 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 focus of the vision appears in the noun phrase ʾîlān bəgô ʾarʿā {אִילָן בְּגוֹא אַרְעָא | ʾî-lān bə-ḡôʾ ʾar-ʿāʾ}, “a tree in the midst of the earth.” The preposition plus noun bəgô “in the midst” places the tree at the symbolic center of the earth, suggesting universality and prominence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-nAleph–Lamed–Nun
“tree, trunk”
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 4:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 4:10, so the Hebrew word אִילָ֛ן (eelan) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.10.W7.S1) and character.