Daniel 5:7:17Dan.5.7.W17TAB
כְּתָבָ֣ה
ketava
“the writing”
- Transliteration
- ke-ta-VA
- Extended
- keh-tah-VAA
- IPA
- /kəθaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the writing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ta-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ta-VA de-NA
- clause
a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
- sentence
ka-RE mal-KA be-KHA-yil le-he-a-LA le-ASH-pa-YA khash-di-YA kas-da-EE ve-GAZ-ra-YA a-NE mal-KA ve-a-MAR le-kha-khi-ME ba-VEL DI khol-e-NASH di-yik-RE ke-ta-VA de-NA u-fish-REH ye-kha-vin-na-NI ar-ge-va-NA yil-BASH ve-ha-mo-NKHA ve-ham-ni-KHA di-da-ha-VA al-tsav-va-REH ve-tal-TI be-mal-khu-TA yish-LAT
Exegesis
A double relative clause di…dî {דִּי | dî} frames the condition (diyikre {דִּי־יִקְרֵה | dî-yi-krē} ‘who reads’ ketava {כְּתָבָה | kə-tā-vā} dena {דְנָה | de-nā} and upishreh {וּפִשְׁרֵהּ | ū-piš-rēh} ‘and its interpretation’ yechavinnani {יְחַוִנַּנִי | yə-ḥa-win-na-nî} ‘makes known to me’).
Root and etymology
k-t-bkaf–tav–bet
“writing”
In context — Daniel 5:7
The king cried out powerfully to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Then the king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and shows me its interpretation shall be clothed in purple and have a chain of gold upon his neck, and shall rule as third in the kingdom.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 5:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Daniel 5:7, so the Hebrew word כְּתָבָ֣ה (ketava) 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.5.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.5.7.W17.S1) and character.