Daniel 4:28:2Dan.4.28.W2TABWLC Daniel 4:25
מְטָ֔א
meta
“came”
- Transliteration
- me-TA
- Extended
- meh-TAA
- IPA
- /məˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-TA
- phraseyour reading level
KOL me-TA
- sentence
KOL me-TA al-ne-vu-KHAD-ne-TSAR mal-KA
Exegesis
The verb məṭa {מְּטָא | məṭāʾ} “came, arrived” follows, giving a straightforward subject–verb order kolla məṭa {כֹּלָּא מְּטָא | kollāʾ məṭāʾ}, which in the Peʿal perfect portrays a completed action, summarizing that what was previously predicted has now fully come about.
Root and etymology
m-ṭ-ʾmem–tet–aleph
“to reach, attain, come upon”
In context — Daniel 4:28
All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar .
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 4:28, so the Hebrew word מְטָ֔א (meta) 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.4.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.28.W2.S1) and character.