Daniel 7:3:4Dan.7.3.W4TAB
סָלְקָ֖ן
salkahn
“came up”
- Transliteration
- sal-KAHN
- Extended
- sahl-KAHN
- IPA
- /salˈqaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- came up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sal-KAHN
- 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.
In context — Daniel 7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, each one differing from the other.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 7:3, so the Hebrew word סָלְקָ֖ן (salkahn) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.3.W4.S1) and character.