| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with chazeh {חָזֵ֣ה | ḥā-zēh} ‘seeing’ paired with havet {הֲוֵ֔ית | ha-wēt} ‘was’, creating a vivid ongoing vision narrative. The conjunction ve-karna {וְקַרְנָ֣א | wə-qar-nāʾ} ‘and horn’ introduces the subject, with dīken {דִכֵּ֔ן | dî-kēn} ‘that same’ linking it to earlier imagery. The verb avda {עָבְדָ֥ה | ʿāḇ-də(h)} ‘making’ followed by kerav {קְרָ֖ב | qə-rāḇ} ‘war’ underscores the horn’s aggressive action. The prepositional noun im-kaddishin {עִם־קַדִּישִׁ֑ין | ʿim-qad-dî-šīn} ‘with holy ones’ marks the targets, and ve-yakhla {וְיָכְלָ֖ה | wə-yāḵ-lā(h)} ‘and prevailed’ with le-hon {לְהֽוֹן | lə-hōn} ‘against them’ conveys its temporary dominance. The feminine verb forms agree with qarna, reinforcing grammatical consistency while the sequence from sight to conflict to outcome drives the narrative forward. |