Daniel 4:25:5Dan.4.25.W5TABWLC Daniel 4:22
בָּרָ֥א
bara
“of the field”
- Transliteration
- ba-RA
- Extended
- baa-RAA
- IPA
- /baˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the field
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-RA
- phraseyour reading level
veh-im-KHEI-vat ba-RA le-he-VE
- clause
u-LAKH tar-DIN min-a-na-SHA veh-im-KHEI-vat ba-RA le-he-VE me-do-RAKH veh-is-BA khe-to-RIN LAKH yit-a-MUN oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA LAKH me-tsab-EEN veh-shiv-a-TA i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-LAIKH
- sentence
u-LAKH tar-DIN min-a-na-SHA veh-im-KHEI-vat ba-RA le-he-VE me-do-RAKH veh-is-BA khe-to-RIN LAKH yit-a-MUN oo-mi-TAL she-ma-YA LAKH me-tsab-EEN veh-shiv-a-TA i-da-NIN yakh-le-FUN a-LAIKH AD di-tin-DA di-sha-LIT i-la-YA be-mal-KHUT a-na-SHA u-le-man-DI yits-BE yit-ne-nan-NE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min-anasha {מִן־אֲנָשָׁא | min-ʾă-nā-šāʾ} “from men” marks separation from human society, while the following coordinated phrase veim-khevat bara {וְעִם־חֵיוַת בָּרָא | wə-ʿim-ḥê-wāṯ bā-rāʾ} “with the beasts of the field” moves the king’s sphere of life into the wild, intensifying the theme of dehumanization.
In context — Daniel 4:25
And you they will drive away from among men, and your dwelling, your habitation, will be with the beasts of the field, and they will make you eat grass like oxen, and they will drench you with the dew of heaven, and seven times will pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of mankind, and He gives it to whomever He wills .
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 4:25, so the Hebrew word בָּרָ֥א (bara) 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.4.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.25.W5.S1) and character.