Daniel 5:22:11Dan.5.22.W11TAB
יְדַֽעְתָּ׃
yedatta
“knew”
- Transliteration
- ye-DAT-ta
- Extended
- yeh-DAT-tah
- IPA
- /jəˈdatːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- knew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-DAT-ta
- clause
KAL-ko-VEL DI KAL-de-NA ye-DAT-ta
- sentence
ve-an-TA ve-ANT be-REH bel-sha-TSAR LA hash-PELT liv-va-KH KAL-ko-VEL DI KAL-de-NA ye-DAT-ta
Exegesis
The passage closes with the Peal perfect yedata {יְדַֽעְתָּ | yə-daʿ-ta} ‘you knew,’ emphasizing the king’s informed culpability. The Aramaic VSO order is rendered in English SVO to preserve clarity and emphatic contrast.
Root and etymology
Rooty-d-ʿ
“to know”
In context — Daniel 5:22
Yet you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this .
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Daniel 5:22, so the Hebrew word יְדַֽעְתָּ׃ (yedatta) 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.5.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.22.W11.S1) and character.