Daniel 7:5:15Dan.7.5.W15TAB
וְכֵן֙
vekhen
“and thus”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHEN
- Extended
- veh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /wəˈxen/
Meaning by language
- English
- and thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHEN
- clause
ve-KHEN am-RIN LA ku-MI a-khu-LI be-SAR sa-GI
- 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 sequence vechen amrin lah {וְכֵן אָמְרִין לַ֔הּ | wə-ḵên ’ăm-rîn la-h} ‘and thus they said to it’ frames direct speech, with imperatives kumi akhuli {ק֥וּמִֽי אֲכֻ֖לִי | kû-mî ’ăḵu-lî} ‘arise, devour’ conveying urgent command. This structure preserves the vision’s rhythm, linking form, posture, and command in the apocalyptic narrative.
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 7:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Daniel 7:5, so the Hebrew word וְכֵן֙ (vekhen) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.5.W15.S1) and character.