Daniel 8:6:2Dan.8.6.W2TAB
עַד־הָאַ֙יִל֙
adhaayil
“to the ram”
- Transliteration
- ad-ha-A-yil
- Extended
- ahd-ha-AH-yil
- IPA
- /ʕad.ha.ˈʔa.jil/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the ram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ad-ha-A-yil
- clause
va-ya-VO ad-ha-A-yil BA-al ha-ke-ra-NA-yim a-SHER ra-EE-ti o-MED lif-NE ha-u-BAL
- sentence
va-ya-VO ad-ha-A-yil BA-al ha-ke-ra-NA-yim a-SHER ra-EE-ti o-MED lif-NE ha-u-BAL va-ya-RATS e-LAV ba-kha-MAT ko-KHO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the sequential vav and the verb vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} “and he came,” followed by the locative ad ha’ayil {עַד־הָאַיִל | ʿad hā’āyil} “up to the ram.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-laleph–yod–lamed
“ram; strength”
In context — Daniel 8:6
And he came up to the ram with the horns I had seen standing before the canal , and he ran toward it in the rage of his strength .
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 8:6, so the Hebrew word עַד־הָאַ֙יִל֙ (adhaayil) 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.8.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.6.W2.S1) and character.