Daniel 7:2:5Dan.7.2.W5TAB
הֲוֵ֛ית
haveit
“I was”
- Transliteration
- ha-VEIT
- Extended
- hah-VEEYT
- IPA
- /hăˈweːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-VEIT
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZE ha-VEIT
- clause
a-NE da-ni-YEL ve-a-MAR kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-khez-VI im-LEIL-ya
- sentence
a-NE da-ni-YEL ve-a-MAR kha-ZE ha-VEIT be-khez-VI im-LEIL-ya va-a-RU ar-BA ru-KHE she-ma-YA me-gi-KHAN le-yam-MA ra-BA
Exegesis
The participle chazeh {חָזֵה | ḥā-zēh} ‘saw’ combined with the perfect havveit {הֲוֵית | ha-vêṯ} ‘I was’ establishes an ongoing visionary state.
In context — Daniel 7:2
Daniel answered and said, “I was watching in my vision during the night , and behold, four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 7:2, so the Hebrew word הֲוֵ֛ית (haveit) 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.7.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.2.W5.S1) and character.