כַּוָּה H3551
windows; openings for light and air (Aramaic)
This Aramaic plural noun appears in Daniel 6:10, describing Daniel's upper room where he prayed three times daily with windows opened toward Jerusalem. The detail is architecturally and theologically significant: windows enabled Daniel to orient his prayers toward the destroyed temple, maintaining covenantal connection despite exile. The openness also made his devotion public and visible, heightening the risk under Darius's decree. The word is a loan into Aramaic from earlier Semitic languages, cognate with Arabic kawwa(t).
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Daniel 6:10 describes the opened windows in Daniel's upper chamber facing Jerusalem. The Aramaic plural form with conjunction indicates architectural features designed for light and air. Multilingual evidence: Spanish 'las ventanas,' French 'fenêtre,' English 'windows' all converge on the architectural meaning. The phrase 'windows opened' suggests they could be closed—adjustable shutters or lattices. Daniel's choice to keep them open despite legal danger demonstrates public fidelity. 1×
AR["وَ-كُوَى"]·ben["এবং-জানালা"]·DE["[וכוין]"]·EN["and-windows"]·FR["et-fenêtre"]·heb["ו-חלונות"]·HI["और-खिड़कियां"]·ID["dan-jendela-jendela"]·IT["[וכוין]"]·jav["lan-cendhela"]·KO["그리고-창문들-이"]·PT["e-as-janelas"]·RU["и-окна"]·ES["y-las-ventanas"]·SW["na-madirisha"]·TR["ve-pencereler"]·urd["اور-کھڑکیاں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
[כַּוָּה NöGGA 1884, 1019] n.f. window (𝔗 כַּוְּתָא, Syriac ܟܰܘܬܳܐ cf. SchulthLex. 91 (sub ܟܘ), hence Arabic كُوَّة, كَوَّة id., as loan-word Frä 13);—pl. abs. כַּוִּין פְּתִיחָן Dn 6:11 (cf. S-CJ 6).