Daniel 4:2:1Dan.4.2.W1TABWLC Daniel 3:32
אָֽתַיָּא֙
ataya
“signs”
- Transliteration
- a-ta-YA
- Extended
- ah-tah-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔa.taˈjaː/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ta-YA
- clause
a-ta-YA veh-tim-ha-YA DI a-VAD i-MI e-la-HA e-LYA i-la-A
- sentence
a-ta-YA veh-tim-ha-YA DI a-VAD i-MI e-la-HA e-LYA i-la-A she-FAR ka-da-MAI le-ha-kha-VA-ya
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinated nouns atayya {אָתַיָּא | ʾă-ṯay-yā} ‘signs’ and vetimhayya {וְתִמְהַיָּא | wə-tim-hay-yā} ‘and wonders’ in emphatic state, functioning as a definite expression.
Root and etymology
ʾ-t-yaleph–tav–yod
“sign, mark, token”
In context — Daniel 4:2
The signs and the wonders that the Most High God has done for me, it seemed good before me to declare.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 4:2, so the Hebrew word אָֽתַיָּא֙ (ataya) 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.4.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.2.W1.S1) and character.