Daniel 4:11:2Dan.4.11.W2TABWLC Daniel 4:8
אִֽילָנָ֖א
eelana
“the tree”
- Transliteration
- ee-la-NA
- Extended
- ee-lah-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔiː.laː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tree
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-la-NA
- phraseyour reading level
re-VA ee-la-NA
- clause
re-VA ee-la-NA oo-te-KIF
- sentence
re-VA ee-la-NA oo-te-KIF ve-roo-MEH ye-ma-TE lish-mai-YA va-kha-zo-TEH le-SOF kal-ar-A
Exegesis
The subject ʾilanā {אִילָנָא | ʾîlānāʾ} ‘the tree’, in the emphatic state, follows the verb, creating a verb–subject sequence typical of Aramaic narrative.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-naleph–lamed–nun
“tree”
In context — Daniel 4:11
The tree grew and became strong, and its height reached to the heavens , and its appearance was to the end of all the earth.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:11, so the Hebrew word אִֽילָנָ֖א (eelana) 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.4.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.11.W2.S1) and character.