Daniel 7:3:2Dan.7.3.W2TAB
חֵיוָן֙
khevahn
“beasts”
- Transliteration
- khe-VAHN
- Extended
- khee-VAHN
- IPA
- /ħeːˈwaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- beasts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-VAHN
- 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
Cheivan {חֵיוָן | ḥê-wān} the plural noun and the intensive adjective ravrevān {רַבְרְבָן | rab-rə-vān} precede the participle salkān {סָלְקָן | sāl-qān}, creating a vivid, ongoing narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–yod
“animal, living creature”
In context — Daniel 7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, each one differing from the other.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 7:3, so the Hebrew word חֵיוָן֙ (khevahn) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.3.W2.S1) and character.