Numbers 2:25:3Num.2.25.W3TAB
דָ֛ן
dan
“of Dan”
- Transliteration
- DAN
- Extended
- DAAN
- IPA
- /ˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Dan
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
DAN
- phraseyour reading level
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN
- clause
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM ve-na-SI liv-NEI DAN a-chi-E-zer ben-a-mi-shad-DAI
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse opens with the noun degel {דֶּגֶל | dĕgel} “banner,” followed by the genitive construct maḥăneh Dan {מַחֲנֵה דָן | maḥăneh Dan} “camp of Dan,” marking the tribal encampment.
In context — Numbers 2:25
The standard of the camp of Dan was on the north for their divisions, and the leader of the children of Dan was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 2:25, so the Hebrew word דָ֛ן (dan) 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 Num.2.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.25.W3.S1) and character.