Daniel 7:12:2Dan.7.12.W2TAB
חֵֽיוָתָ֔א
kheyota
“of the beasts”
- Transliteration
- khe-yo-TA
- Extended
- kheh-yoh-TAA
- IPA
- /ħeːjoːˈt̪aː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the beasts
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-yo-TA
- clause
u-she-AR khe-yo-TA he-e-DI-yu shal-ta-NE-hon
- sentence
u-she-AR khe-yo-TA he-e-DI-yu shal-ta-NE-hon ve-ar-KHA be-kha-YIN ye-hi-VAT le-HON ad-ze-MAN ve-i-DAN
Exegesis
The emphatic construct chevatā {חֵיוָתָא | ḥêwāṯā} ‘beasts’ specifies the same creatures already described.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yḥet-yod-yod
“living thing”
In context — Daniel 7:12
But as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, yet a length in their lives was given to them until a time and a period.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 7:12, so the Hebrew word חֵֽיוָתָ֔א (kheyota) 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.7.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.12.W2.S1) and character.