Daniel 7:3:1Dan.7.3.W1TAB
וְאַרְבַּ֤ע
vearba
“and four”
- Transliteration
- ve-AR-ba
- Extended
- veh-AR-bah
- IPA
- /wəˈʔar.baʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and four
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AR-ba
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AR-ba khe-VAHN
- clause
ve-AR-ba khe-VAHN rav-re-VAHN sal-KAHN min-yam-MA
- sentence
ve-AR-ba khe-VAHN rav-re-VAHN sal-KAHN min-yam-MA shan-YAHN DA min-DA
Exegesis
The Aramaic narrative begins with the conjunction ve-arba {וְאַרְבַּע | wə-ʾar-baʿ} introducing the cardinal number.
In context — Daniel 7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, each one differing from the other.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 7:3, so the Hebrew word וְאַרְבַּ֤ע (vearba) 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.7.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.3.W1.S1) and character.