Daniel 9:21:5Dan.9.21.W5TAB
וְהָאִ֣ישׁ
vehaish
“and the man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ISH
- Extended
- veh-haa-EESH
- IPA
- /vəhaˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL
- 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 definite article in vejaish gavriel {וְהָאִ֣ישׁ גַּבְרִיאֵ֡ל | wə-hā-ʾîš gav-ri-ʾēl} introduces Gabriel as a known figure.
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 9:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 9:21, so the Hebrew word וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (vehaish) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.21.W5.S1) and character.