Daniel 7:4:2Dan.7.4.W2TAB
כְאַרְיֵ֔ה
kearye
“like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ke-ar-YE
- Extended
- keh-ar-YEE
- IPA
- /kə.ʔarˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ar-YE
- 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
This is followed by the simile kearyeh {כְאַרְיֵה | ke-ʾar-yeh} “like a lion.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-y
“lion”
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 7:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 7:4, so the Hebrew word כְאַרְיֵ֔ה (kearye) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.4.W2.S1) and character.