Daniel 7:8:3Dan.7.8.W3TAB
בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א
bekarnaiya
“at the horns”
- Transliteration
- be-kar-NAI-ya
- Extended
- beh-kahr-NAI-yah
- IPA
- /bə.qarˈnaj.jaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the horns
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kar-NAI-ya
- clause
mish-te-KAL ha-VEIT be-kar-NAI-ya va-a-LU KE-ren a-kho-RI ze-e-RA sil-KAT bi-ni-ho-N be-i-ne-HEN u-te-LAT min-kar-NAI-ya kad-ma-ya-TA et-a-kre-V et-a-ka-RA min-kad-me-H ko-da-MAH
- sentence
mish-te-KAL ha-VEIT be-kar-NAI-ya va-a-LU KE-ren a-kho-RI ze-e-RA sil-KAT bi-ni-ho-N be-i-ne-HEN u-te-LAT min-kar-NAI-ya kad-ma-ya-TA et-a-kre-V et-a-ka-RA min-kad-me-H ko-da-MAH va-a-LU a-yi-NIN ke-a-yi-NEI a-na-SHA be-kar-NA-da u-FUM me-mal-LIL rav-re-VAN
Exegesis
The phrase beqarnaia {בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א | be-qar-nāy-yāʼ} ‘on the horns’ establishes the visionary context.
In context — Daniel 7:8
I was observing the horns, and behold, another horn, a small one, came up among them, and three of the former horns were uprooted from before it. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man , and a mouth speaking great things .
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 7:8, so the Hebrew word בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א (bekarnaiya) 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.7.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.8.W3.S1) and character.