Daniel 7:5:1Dan.7.5.W1TAB
וַאֲר֣וּ
vaaru
“and behold”
- Transliteration
- va-A-ru
- Extended
- vah-AH-roo
- IPA
- /waʔăˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-A-ru
- phraseyour reading level
va-A-ru khe-YA-va a-kho-RI tin-ya-NA
- clause
va-A-ru khe-YA-va a-kho-RI tin-ya-NA dam-YA le-DOV ve-lis-TAR-khad ho-ki-MAT u-te-LAT il-e-IN be-FUM-ma BEN she-ni-YA SHIN-na
- sentence
va-A-ru khe-YA-va a-kho-RI tin-ya-NA dam-YA le-DOV ve-lis-TAR-khad ho-ki-MAT u-te-LAT il-e-IN be-FUM-ma BEN she-ni-YA SHIN-na ve-KHEN am-RIN LA ku-MI a-khu-LI be-SAR sa-GI
Exegesis
The narrative begins with va’aru {וַאֲר֣וּ | va-ʾa-rû} ‘and behold’, an interjection that signals a new vision.
In context — Daniel 7:5
And behold, another beast , a second one, was like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And thus they said to it, “Arise, devour much flesh.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 7:5, so the Hebrew word וַאֲר֣וּ (vaaru) 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.7.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.5.W1.S1) and character.