Daniel 4:24:1Dan.4.24.W1TABWLC Daniel 4:21
דְּנָ֥ה
dena
“this”
- Transliteration
- de-NA
- Extended
- deh-NAA
- IPA
- /dəˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-NA
- phraseyour reading level
de-NA pish-RA
- clause
de-NA pish-RA mal-KA
- sentence
de-NA pish-RA mal-KA u-ge-ZE-rat i-li-A HI DI me-TAT al-MA-ri mal-KA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative denah {דְּנָה | də-nāh} ‘this’, which introduces and points to what follows, creating a deictic focus on the explanation Daniel is about to provide.
In context — Daniel 4:24
This is the interpretation , O king, and it is the decree of the Most High God , which has come upon my lord the king.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 4:24, so the Hebrew word דְּנָ֥ה (dena) 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.4.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.24.W1.S1) and character.