Daniel 7:6:5Dan.7.6.W5TAB
וַאֲר֤וּ
vaaru
“and I saw”
- Transliteration
- va-a-RU
- Extended
- vah-ah-ROO
- IPA
- /waʔăˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I saw
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 a-kho-RI
- clause
ba-ATAR de-NA kha-ZE ha-VEIT va-a-RU a-kho-RI kin-MAR ve-LA ga-PIN ar-BA di-OF al-ga-VE-ya ga-BA
- sentence
ba-ATAR de-NA kha-ZE ha-VEIT va-a-RU a-kho-RI kin-MAR ve-LA ga-PIN ar-BA di-OF al-ga-VE-ya ga-BA ve-ar-be-A re-SHIN le-khe-yiv-TA ve-shal-TAN ye-HIV LA
Exegesis
The interjection va’aru {וַאֲר֤וּ | waʾǎrû} ‘and behold’ introduces a new vision described by achori kinemar {אָֽחֳרִי֙ כִּנְמַ֔ר | ʾāḥǒrî kinəmǎr} ‘another, like a leopard,’ evoking agility.
In context — Daniel 7:6
After this I saw, and behold another, like a leopard , and to it were four wings of a bird upon its back, and the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 7:6, so the Hebrew word וַאֲר֤וּ (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.7.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.6.W5.S1) and character.