Daniel 8:9:4Dan.8.9.W4TAB
קֶֽרֶן־אַחַ֖ת
kerenakhat
“horn”
- Transliteration
- KE-ren-a-KHAT
- Extended
- KEH-rehn-ah-KHAT
- IPA
- /ˈqɛ.rɛn.ʔaˈħaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- horn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-ren-a-KHAT
- phraseyour reading level
ya-TSA KE-ren-a-KHAT
- clause
oo-min-ha-a-KHAT me-HEM ya-TSA KE-ren-a-KHAT mits-tse-EE-RA
- sentence
oo-min-ha-a-KHAT me-HEM ya-TSA KE-ren-a-KHAT mits-tse-EE-RA va-tig-dal-YEH-ter el-ha-NE-gev veh-el-ha-miz-RAKH veh-el-ha-tse-VI
Exegesis
The noun phrase qe-ren-ʾa-ḥat {קֶֽרֶן־אַחַת | qe-ren ʾa-ḥat} ‘a single horn’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
q-r-nqof–resh–nun
“horn, projection”
In context — Daniel 8:9
And from one of them came out a single horn , from being small, and it grew exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 8:9, so the Hebrew word קֶֽרֶן־אַחַ֖ת (kerenakhat) 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.8.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.9.W4.S1) and character.