Daniel 7:14:8Dan.7.14.W8TAB
אֻמַיָּ֛א
umaiya
“nations”
- Transliteration
- u-mai-YA
- Extended
- uh-mah-ee-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔu.majˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
u-mai-YA
- clause
ve-LE ye-HIV shal-TAN vi-KAR u-mal-KHU ve-KHOL am-mai-YA u-mai-YA ve-lish-SHA-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN
- sentence
ve-LE ye-HIV shal-TAN vi-KAR u-mal-KHU ve-KHOL am-mai-YA u-mai-YA ve-lish-SHA-nai-YA LEH yif-le-KHUN shal-ta-NEH shal-TAN a-LAM di-LA ye-ed-DE u-mal-khu-TEH di-LA tit-kha-BAL
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase vekol ammaya ummaya velishanayya sbl-simple {וְכֹ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א | wə-ḵōl ʿam-māyā um-māyā wə-li-šānay-yā} ‘every people, nation, and language’ underscores universal scope.
In context — Daniel 7:14
And to him were given dominion, glory, and kingship, so that every people, nation, and language would serve him; his authority continues without end and will not pass away, and his kingdom will not be destroyed.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 7:14, so the Hebrew word אֻמַיָּ֛א (umaiya) 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.7.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.14.W8.S1) and character.