Daniel 4:13:7Dan.4.13.W7TABWLC Daniel 4:10
עִ֣יר
ir
“a watcher”
- Transliteration
- IR
- Extended
- EER
- IPA
- /ʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a watcher
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
IR
- phraseyour reading level
IR ve-ka-DISH
- 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 coordinated expressions ʿîr {עִיר | ʿîr} ‘watcher’ and wəqaddîš {וְקַדִּישׁ | wəqaddîš} ‘and a holy one’ can be understood appositionally as two titles for the same heavenly being, emphasizing both vigilance and sanctity.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-rayin–vav–resh
“to be awake, watch”
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 4:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 4:13, so the Hebrew word עִ֣יר (ir) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.13.W7.S1) and character.