Daniel 4:16:6Dan.4.16.W6TABWLC Daniel 4:13
חֵיוָ֖ה
kheiva
“a beast”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-va
- Extended
- KHEI-vah
- IPA
- /ħeːjˈwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a beast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEI-va
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-VAV KHEI-va
- clause
le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH
- sentence
le-vav-HEH min-a-NO-sha a-NA-sha ye-shan-NON u-le-VAV KHEI-va yit-ya-HIV LEH ve-shiv-A i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-lo-HI
Exegesis
The second coordinated clause introduces ulevav {וּלְבַב | û-ləḇaḇ} “and a heart” as a new subject, further specified by kheiva {חֵיוָה | ḥēwā} “beast,” yielding the genitival idea “a beast’s heart.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-wchet–yod–vav
“to live, be alive”
In context — Daniel 4:16
His heart shall be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a beast shall be given to him, and seven times shall pass over him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 4:16, so the Hebrew word חֵיוָ֖ה (kheiva) 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.4.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.16.W6.S1) and character.