Daniel 7:11:15Dan.7.11.W15TAB
חֵֽיוְתָא֙
kheyivta
“the beast”
- Transliteration
- khe-yiv-TA
- Extended
- khee-yihv-TAA
- IPA
- /ħeːjvˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the beast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-yiv-TA
- phraseyour reading level
AD DI ke-ti-LAT khe-yiv-TA
- clause
kha-ZE ha-VEIT AD DI ke-ti-LAT khe-yiv-TA ve-hu-VAD gish-ma vi-hi-VAT li-ke-DAT e-SHA
- sentence
kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-a-da-YIN min-KAL mil-la-YA rav-re-va-TA DI kar-NA me-mal-le-LA kha-ZE ha-VEIT AD DI ke-ti-LAT khe-yiv-TA ve-hu-VAD gish-ma vi-hi-VAT li-ke-DAT e-SHA
Exegesis
A narrative return with chazeh + havait leads to the relative clause ad dî ketilat cheveta {עַד דִּי קְטִילַת חֵיוְתָא | ʿaḏ dî qə-ṭî-laṯ ḥêv-ə-ṯā} ‘until the beast was killed.’
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yḥet-yod-yod
“living thing”
In context — Daniel 7:11
I was watching then because of the voice of the great words that the horn was speaking, and I continued watching until the beast was slain, its body destroyed, and given to the burning fire.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 7:11, so the Hebrew word חֵֽיוְתָא֙ (kheyivta) 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.7.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.11.W15.S1) and character.