Daniel 7:10:8Dan.7.10.W8TAB
אַלְפִין֙
alfeen
“thousands”
- Transliteration
- al-feen
- Extended
- ahl-FEEN
- IPA
- /ʔalˈfiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-feen
- phraseyour reading level
E-lef a-la-FIM al-feen
- clause
ne-HAR di-NUR na-GED ve-na-FEK min-ko-da-MO-hi E-lef a-la-FIM al-feen ye-sham-me-shu-NE ve-rib-BO ra-VON rib-BAN ka-da-MO-hi ye-ku-MUN
- sentence
ne-HAR di-NUR na-GED ve-na-FEK min-ko-da-MO-hi E-lef a-la-FIM al-feen ye-sham-me-shu-NE ve-rib-BO ra-VON rib-BAN ka-da-MO-hi ye-ku-MUN di-NA ye-TIV ve-sif-RIN pe-ti-KHU
Exegesis
The multiplicative constructs ʾē-lef al-pīn {אֶ֤לֶף אַלְפִּין֙ | ʾē-lef al-pīn} and vǝ-rī-bō rib-bān {וְרִבּוֹ רִיבְבָ֖ן | vǝ-rī-bō rib-bān} express vast multitudes.
In context — Daniel 7:10
A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him ; a thousand thousands were serving Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him. The court sat, and the books were opened.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 7:10, so the Hebrew word אַלְפִין֙ (alfeen) 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.7.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.10.W8.S1) and character.