Daniel 8:20:4Dan.8.20.W4TAB
הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם
hakeranayim
“the two horns”
- Transliteration
- ha-KE-RA-NA-yim
- Extended
- hah-keh-rah-NAA-yim
- IPA
- /haq.qə.raˈnaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two horns
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KE-RA-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
BA-AL ha-KE-RA-NA-yim
- 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
Baʿal {בַּעַל | baʿal} ‘possessor’ in construct with haq-qə-rā-nā-yim {הַקְּרָנָיִם | haq-qə-rā-nā-yim} ‘two horns’ conveys the image of authority.
Root and etymology
q-r-nqof–resh–nun
“horns; projections”
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 8:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 8:20, so the Hebrew word הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם (hakeranayim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.20.W4.S1) and character.