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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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-NA
- clause
de-NAH khel-MA kha-ZEET a-NA mal-KA ne-vu-khad-NET-sar
- 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 context — Daniel 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.