Daniel 8:6:9Dan.8.6.W9TAB
הָאֻבָ֑ל
haubal
“the canal”
- Transliteration
- ha-u-BAL
- Extended
- hah-oo-BAAL
- IPA
- /haː.ʔuˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the canal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-u-BAL
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE ha-u-BAL
- 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 prepositional phrase lifnei ha’uval {לִפְנֵי הָאֻבָּל | lipənê hā’ūḇāl} “before the canal” situates the scene, and the final vav-consecutive with vayyarats {וַיָּרָץ | wayyārāṣ} “and he ran” plus elav {אֵלָיו | êlāw} “to it” introduces the dynamic action.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-laleph–bet–lamed
“canal; watercourse”
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 8:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 8:6, so the Hebrew word הָאֻבָ֑ל (haubal) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.6.W9.S1) and character.