Daniel 4:29:3Dan.4.29.W3TABWLC Daniel 4:26
תְּרֵי־עֲשַׂ֑ר
tehreeahsar
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- teh-REE-ah-SAR
- Extended
- teh-REE-ah-SAR
- IPA
- /tə.reː.ʕăˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
teh-REE-ah-SAR
- clause
lik-TSAAT yar-KHIN teh-REE-ah-SAR
- sentence
lik-TSAAT yar-KHIN teh-REE-ah-SAR ahl-hee-KHAL mal-khoo-TAA DEE vah-VEL meh-hah-LEKH hah-VAA
Exegesis
The following noun phrase yarchin tre-asar {יַרְחִ֖ין תְּרֵי־עֲשַׂ֑ר | yarḥîn tərē-ʿăśar} ‘twelve months’ supplies the measured interval.
In context — Daniel 4:29
At the end of twelve months, he was walking on the palace roof of the kingdom of Babylon.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 4:29, so the Hebrew word תְּרֵי־עֲשַׂ֑ר (tehreeahsar) 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.4.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.29.W3.S1) and character.