Daniel 4:13:6Dan.4.13.W6TABWLC Daniel 4:10
וַאֲל֗וּ
vaaloo
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- va-a-LOO
- Extended
- vah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /vaʔaˈluː/
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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Word in context
- word
va-a-LOO
- clause
va-a-LOO IR ve-ka-DISH min-she-ma-YA na-KHIT
- sentence
kha-ZEH ha-VEIT beh-khez-VEI re-SHI al-mish-ke-VEE va-a-LOO IR ve-ka-DISH min-she-ma-YA na-KHIT
Exegesis
The interjection waʾălû {וַאֲלוּ | waʾălû} ‘and behold’ functions as a discourse marker introducing a new, striking element of the vision.
In context — Daniel 4:13
I was looking in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher , a holy one, came down from heaven.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 4:13, so the Hebrew word וַאֲל֗וּ (vaaloo) 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.4.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.13.W6.S1) and character.