Daniel 9:21:10Dan.9.21.W10TAB
בַּתְּחִלָּה֙
batekhila
“at the beginning”
- Transliteration
- ba-te-khi-LA
- Extended
- bah-teh-khee-LAA
- IPA
- /bat.təħiˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the beginning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-te-khi-LA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA
- clause
ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA mu-AF bi-AF no-GE-a e-LAI ke-ET min-KHAT-A-rev
- sentence
ve-OD a-NI me-da-BER ba-te-fi-LA ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA mu-AF bi-AF no-GE-a e-LAI ke-ET min-KHAT-A-rev
Exegesis
The relative clause asher raiti vechazon battechlilah {אֲשֶׁר֩ רָאִ֨יתִי בֶחָז֤וֹן בַּתְּחִלָּה֙ | ʾă-šer rā-ʾî-tî ve-ḥā-zōn ba-tə-ḥil-lāh} links him to the initial vision.
Root and etymology
t-ḥ-ltav–het–lamed
“beginning”
In context — Daniel 9:21
And while I was still speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel , whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Daniel 9:21, so the Hebrew word בַּתְּחִלָּה֙ (batekhila) 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.9.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.21.W10.S1) and character.