Daniel 7:3:5Dan.7.3.W5TAB
מִן־יַמָּ֑א
minyamma
“from the sea”
- Transliteration
- min-yam-MA
- Extended
- mihn-yahm-MAA
- IPA
- /min.jamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the sea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
min-yam-MA
- 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 prepositional phrase min-yamā {מִן־יַמָּא | min-yam-māʾ} locates origin in the sea, a common symbol of chaos.
In context — Daniel 7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, each one differing from the other.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 7:3, so the Hebrew word מִן־יַמָּ֑א (minyamma) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.3.W5.S1) and character.