Daniel 7:21:6Dan.7.21.W6TAB
קְרָ֖ב
kerav
“war or battle”
- Transliteration
- ke-RAV
- Extended
- keh-RAAV
- IPA
- /qəˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- war or battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-ve-DA ke-RAV
- clause
kha-ZE ha-VEIT ve-kar-NA di-KEN a-ve-DA ke-RAV im-ka-di-SHIN
- sentence
kha-ZE ha-VEIT ve-kar-NA di-KEN a-ve-DA ke-RAV im-ka-di-SHIN ve-yakh-LA le-HON
Exegesis
The verb avda {עָבְדָ֥ה | ʿāḇ-də(h)} ‘making’ followed by kerav {קְרָ֖ב | qə-rāḇ} ‘war’ underscores the horn’s aggressive action.
Root and etymology
k-r-bk-r-b
“to approach, battle”
In context — Daniel 7:21
I was watching, and that same horn was making war with the holy ones , and was prevailing against them.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 7:21, so the Hebrew word קְרָ֖ב (kerav) 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.7.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.21.W6.S1) and character.