Daniel 4:18:4Dan.4.18.W4TABWLC Daniel 4:15

אֲנָ֖ה

ana

I

Transliteration
a-NA
Extended
ah-NAA
IPA
/ʔăˈnaː/

Meaning by language

English
I

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Result
אֲ + נָ֖ה
a + na
ana

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-NA

  2. clause

    de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar

  3. sentence

    de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar ve-AN-TE bel-tsha-TSAR pish-RE e-MAR kal-ko-VEL DI kal-kha-khi-MEE mal-khu-TI la-ya-khe-LIN pish-RA le-ho-da-a-ta-NI ve-AN-TE ka-HEL DI roo-akh-e-la-HIN ka-di-SHIN BAKH

Exegesis

The verb ḥăzeit {חֲזֵית | ḥăzēṯ} “I saw” in the Peʿal perfect, followed by the independent pronoun ʾana {אֲנָה | ʾănā} “I,” produces an emphatic “I myself saw,” clearly identifying Nebuchadnezzar as the dreamer.

In contextDaniel 4:18

This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. And you, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the interpretation known to me; but you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

About this coordinate

Daniel 4:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 4:18, so the Hebrew word אֲנָ֖ה (ana) 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.4.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.18.W4.S1) and character.