Daniel 4:14:3Dan.4.14.W3TABWLC Daniel 4:11
וְכֵ֣ן
vekhen
“and thus”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHEN
- Extended
- veh-KHEN
- IPA
- /vəˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHEN a-MAR
- sentence
ka-RE ve-kha-YEEL ve-KHEN a-MAR GO-du ee-la-NA ve-kats-TSU an-fo-HEE a-TA-ru af-YEE u-vad-RU in-VEH te-NAD kheh-vah-TAA min-tahk-TOH-HEE ve-tsi-POH-rah-YAA min-an-fo-HEE
Exegesis
The coordinating sequence wəḵēn {וְכֵ֖ן | wə-kēn} “and thus” plus ʾāmar {אָמַ֣ר | ʾā-mar} “he said” introduces the content of the announced decree and marks a shift from narration to direct speech.
In context — Daniel 4:14
He called out with a mighty voice , and thus he said, “Hew down the tree and cut off its branches; shake off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 4:14, so the Hebrew word וְכֵ֣ן (vekhen) 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.4.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.14.W3.S1) and character.