Daniel 7:4:1Dan.7.4.W1TAB
קַדְמָיְתָ֣א
kadmaita
“the first”
- Transliteration
- kad-mai-TA
- Extended
- kahd-mai-TAA
- IPA
- /qad.maːjˈtɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the first
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kad-mai-TA
- phraseyour reading level
kad-mai-TA ke-ar-YE
- clause
kad-mai-TA ke-ar-YE ve-gap-PIN di-ne-SHAR LA
- sentence
kad-mai-TA ke-ar-YE ve-gap-PIN di-ne-SHAR LA kha-ZE ha-VEIT AD di-me-ri-TU gap-pa-YA u-ne-ti-LAT min-ar-A ve-al-rag-la-YIN ke-e-NASH ho-ki-MAT u-le-VAV e-NASH ye-HIV LA
Exegesis
The vision opens with qadmayta {קַדְמָיְתָא | qad-māy-ṯā} “the first,” introducing the initial beast.
Root and etymology
q-d-m
“front, earlier”
In context — Daniel 7:4
The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle; I was watching until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 7:4, so the Hebrew word קַדְמָיְתָ֣א (kadmaita) 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.7.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.4.W1.S1) and character.