Daniel 7:5:2Dan.7.5.W2TAB
חֵיוָה֩
kheyava
“a beast”
- Transliteration
- khe-YA-va
- Extended
- kheh-YAA-vah
- IPA
- /ħeːˈjaːwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a beast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-YA-va
- 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
Cheivah tiniyana {חֵיוָה תִנְיָנָ֜ה | ḥē-wâh tin-nî-yan-nâh} ‘another second beast’ establishes apposition to heighten dramatic shift.
Root and etymology
ח-י-ה
“to live”
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 7:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 7:5, so the Hebrew word חֵיוָה֩ (kheyava) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.5.W2.S1) and character.