Daniel 8:20:2Dan.8.20.W2TAB
אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֖יתָ
asherraeetaa
“which you saw”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-rah-EE-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.raʔiˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which you saw
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-A-YIL a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA
- clause
ha-A-YIL a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim
- sentence
ha-A-YIL a-SHER-ra-ee-TAA BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim mal-KHE ma-DAI u-fa-RAS
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by ʾă-šer-rā-ʾî-tā {אֲשֶׁר־רָאִיתָ | ʾă-šer-rā-ʾî-tā} ‘which you saw’ identifies the visionary object.
Root and etymology
RootShin, Resh
“prince, leader”
In context — Daniel 8:20
The ram which you saw possessing the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia .
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 8:20, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֖יתָ (asherraeetaa) 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.8.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.20.W2.S1) and character.