Daniel 7:25:18Dan.7.25.W18TAB
עִדָּֽן׃
idan
“a time”
- Transliteration
- i-DAN
- Extended
- ih-DAAN
- IPA
- /ʕidˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a time
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-DAN
- phraseyour reading level
u-fe-LAG i-DAN
- clause
ve-yis-BAR le-hash-na-YA zim-ne-NIN ve-DAT ve-yit-ya-ha-VUN bi-DEH ad-i-DAN ve-i-da-NIN u-fe-LAG i-DAN
- sentence
u-mil-LIN le-TSAD e-li-A i-la-A ye-mal-LIL u-le-ka-di-SHE e-lyo-NIN ye-val-LE ve-yis-BAR le-hash-na-YA zim-ne-NIN ve-DAT ve-yit-ya-ha-VUN bi-DEH ad-i-DAN ve-i-da-NIN u-fe-LAG i-DAN
Exegesis
The idiomatic formula ʿad-ʿid-dān wə-ʿid-dā-nîn û-pə-laḡ ʿid-dān {עַד־עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּן | ʿad-ʿid-dān wə-ʿid-dā-nîn û-pə-laḡ ʿid-dān} ‘until a time, times, and half a time’ uses merismus and numeric symbolism to mark a fixed three-and-a-half period.
Root and etymology
ע־ד־נ
“period, epoch”
In context — Daniel 7:25
And he will speak words against the Most High , and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will plan to change the appointed times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time, times, and half a time.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:25:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Daniel 7:25, so the Hebrew word עִדָּֽן׃ (idan) 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.7.25.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.25.W18.S1) and character.