Daniel 7:11:8Dan.7.11.W8TAB
קַרְנָ֖א
karna
“the horn”
- Transliteration
- kar-NA
- Extended
- kahr-NAA
- IPA
- /qarˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the horn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kar-NA
- phraseyour reading level
DI kar-NA
- clause
kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-a-da-YIN min-KAL mil-la-YA rav-re-va-TA DI kar-NA me-mal-le-LA
- 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
The causal phrase min qol {מִן־קָל֙ | min qôl} ‘because of the voice’ introduces millayya ravrevatta dî karna memallela {מִלַּיָּ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י קַרְנָ֖א מְמַלֱּלָ֑ה | mil-lay-yā rav-re-va-tā dî kar-nā mə-mal-le-lā} ‘the boastful words that the horn was speaking,’ attributing the vision’s impetus.
Root and etymology
q-r-n
“horn”
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 7:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 7:11, so the Hebrew word קַרְנָ֖א (karna) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.11.W8.S1) and character.