Daniel 7:17:2Dan.7.17.W2TAB
חֵיוָתָ֣א
khevata
“beasts”
- Transliteration
- khe-VA-ta
- Extended
- kheh-VAA-tah
- IPA
- /ħeːwaːˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-VA-ta
- phraseyour reading level
khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA
- clause
i-LEIN khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA DI i-NIN ar-BA
- sentence
i-LEIN khe-VA-ta rav-re-va-TA DI i-NIN ar-BA ar-be-A mal-KHIN ye-ku-MUN min-ar-A
Exegesis
The noun kheivata {חֵיוָתָא | ḥēwāṯā} ‘beasts,’ qualified by ravrevata {רַבְרְבָתָא | rabrebāṯā} ‘great,’ introduces the subjects.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yḥet-yod-yod
“living thing”
In context — Daniel 7:17
These great beasts , which are four, are four kings who will arise from the earth .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 7:17, so the Hebrew word חֵיוָתָ֣א (khevata) 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.7.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.17.W2.S1) and character.