Daniel 2:45

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

כָּ ל
כָּ
Prefix — connector connects — usually "and"
ל
Conjunction all, any, as, whole, every, …
Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Conjunction

In the KJV here: forasmuch as
all ×24 and all ×9 any ×5 the whole ×5 every ×3 forasmuch as ×3 in all ×3 as ×2
More options
all — Most universal choice; suits totality of groups or things.
every — Prefer when emphasizing each individual item separately.
whole — Best for a single unified entity taken in its entirety.
any — Use in negative or conditional contexts for indefinite scope.
everything — More emphatic than 'all'; good for abstract totality.
since / because — Use when כֹּל functions as a causal conjunction.

BDB9612 H3605 H3606 H6903

BDB9611 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9613

כֹּל, כָּלֿ: noun masculine the whole, all (Biblical Hebrew כֹּל); — emphatic כֹּלָּא Dan 2:40 +, construct כֹּל Dan 2:12; Dan 3:2 +, כָּלֿ Dan 2:8 +, suffix 3 masculine plural כָּלְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Lzb296 CookeNo. 117, Tariff ii.c.19 ii b. 18) Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19 (Qr feminine כָּכְּהֵּן); —

1. כֹּל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶכ the whole of ( = all) the wise men of B. Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:5, etc.; Dan 6:2 כלמֿלכותא the whole ofthe kingdom, v.Dan 6:4 with suffix the whole of them, Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19.
2. with a singular noun, understood collectively, every, any, or with a negative none (Biblical Hebrew 1 b):Dan 3:29 דִּי כָלעַֿם אֻמָּה וְלִשָּׁן that every people, nation, and language, etc., Dan 6:8 מִןכָּֿלאֱֿלָה of any god, Ezra 6:12 כָּלמֶֿלֶח וְעַם; כל אנשׁ די every man who = whoever, Dan 3:10; Dan 5:7; Dan 6:13; Ezra 6:11; Dan 2:10 שׁאל כל מלך ֗֗֗ לא no king hath asked . . ., vDan 2:35; Dan 4:6; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:24 so כָּלדִּֿי (= Hebrew כָּלאְִֿשֶׁר) whoever Dan 6:8; Ezra 7:26, whatever vEzra 7:23, בְּכָלדִּֿי wherever Dan 2:38(compare אְִשֶׁר 4 b γ).
3. emphatic כֹּלָּא, used absolutely, as Hebrew הַכֹּל (Biblical Hebrew 2 b): Dan 2:40 חָשֵׁל כֹּלָּא crushing all things, Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 וּמָזוֺן לְכֹלָּאבֵֿהּ and food for all was in it, v.Dan 4:25 כֹּלָּא מְטָא all came upon N. (compare חַכֹּל בָּא Josh 21:43), Ezra 5:7 שְׁלָמָא כֹלָּא all peace (K§ 83 d;) compare in Hebrew כֻּלּוּ etc., after their noun : Biblical Hebrew 1 d a). — For כָּלקְָֿבֵל see קְָבֵל.

all, any, as, whole, every, …
kōl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
  • all, whole, the whole
    • the whole of, all
    • "every, any, none

קֳבֵ֣ל
קֳבֵ֣ל
Conjunction as, because, before, therefore, though, …
Dictionary form: קְבֵל · keh-BALE

Conjunction

because ×3 before ×3 therefore ×3 according to ×1 as ×1 by reason of ×1 for ×1 forasmuch ×1
More options
because of — Most common causal use; natural in modern prose.
therefore — Inferential/resultative contexts; introduces a conclusion.
on account of — Slightly formal causal alternative to 'because of'.
in accordance with — Use when expressing conformity or correspondence.
since — Causal-temporal overlap; flows well in narrative.
for this reason — Emphatic inferential; good for rhetorical or legal tone.

BDB9612 H3605 H3606 H6903

BDB9611 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9613

כֹּל, כָּלֿ: noun masculine the whole, all (Biblical Hebrew כֹּל); — emphatic כֹּלָּא Dan 2:40 +, construct כֹּל Dan 2:12; Dan 3:2 +, כָּלֿ Dan 2:8 +, suffix 3 masculine plural כָּלְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Lzb296 CookeNo. 117, Tariff ii.c.19 ii b. 18) Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19 (Qr feminine כָּכְּהֵּן); —

1. כֹּל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶכ the whole of ( = all) the wise men of B. Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:5, etc.; Dan 6:2 כלמֿלכותא the whole ofthe kingdom, v.Dan 6:4 with suffix the whole of them, Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19.
2. with a singular noun, understood collectively, every, any, or with a negative none (Biblical Hebrew 1 b):Dan 3:29 דִּי כָלעַֿם אֻמָּה וְלִשָּׁן that every people, nation, and language, etc., Dan 6:8 מִןכָּֿלאֱֿלָה of any god, Ezra 6:12 כָּלמֶֿלֶח וְעַם; כל אנשׁ די every man who = whoever, Dan 3:10; Dan 5:7; Dan 6:13; Ezra 6:11; Dan 2:10 שׁאל כל מלך ֗֗֗ לא no king hath asked . . ., vDan 2:35; Dan 4:6; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:24 so כָּלדִּֿי (= Hebrew כָּלאְִֿשֶׁר) whoever Dan 6:8; Ezra 7:26, whatever vEzra 7:23, בְּכָלדִּֿי wherever Dan 2:38(compare אְִשֶׁר 4 b γ).
3. emphatic כֹּלָּא, used absolutely, as Hebrew הַכֹּל (Biblical Hebrew 2 b): Dan 2:40 חָשֵׁל כֹּלָּא crushing all things, Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 וּמָזוֺן לְכֹלָּאבֵֿהּ and food for all was in it, v.Dan 4:25 כֹּלָּא מְטָא all came upon N. (compare חַכֹּל בָּא Josh 21:43), Ezra 5:7 שְׁלָמָא כֹלָּא all peace (K§ 83 d;) compare in Hebrew כֻּלּוּ etc., after their noun : Biblical Hebrew 1 d a). — For כָּלקְָֿבֵל see קְָבֵל.


BDB9847 H6903

BDB9846 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9848

קֳבֵל29 substantive front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by דִּי as conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, BevDan 2:8; ᵑ7 קְבֵיל, with לְ, לִקְבֵיל, suffix לְקִבֵלִי, etc., in front of (Dalm§ 47, 7); Syriac , aspect, in front, , suffix in front (of), opposite (to), compare Gen 15:10 ᵑ7 ᵑ6; Palmyrene לקבל before (Cooke321, compare193)); — construct לָקֳבֵל Dan 2:8 +, suffix לְקָבְלָךְ Dan 2:31

1. with לְ
  a. Dan 3:3 צַלְמָא ׳לק before the image, Dan 2:31; Dan 5:1; Dan 5:5 in view of, by reason of, Dan 5:10 מַלְכָּא ׳מִלֵּ ׳לק by reason of the words, etc., Ezra 4:16 לָקֳבֵל דְּנָה (compare Egyptian Aramaic לקבל זנה זי, RES361 B5).
  b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CISii. 164).
2. with כֹּל, כָּלקֳֿבֵל in view of, because of (but read probably כְּלָקֳבֵל according to the front of, i.e. having regard to, because of : LuzzChald. Gr. § 123 LambertRÉJ, 1895, 47 f. Marti§ 95 d LCB, 1896, 703 NesOLZ, 1902, 487 Str56 and others; compare Biblical Hebrew I. עֻמָּה d):
  a. as preposition כָּלקֳֿבֵל דְּנָה because of this, therefore, Dan 2:12; Dan 2:24; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:8; Dan 6:10; Ezra 7:17; Dan 3:22 pointing forwards, ׳כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּנָה דִּנָה מִןדִּֿי וג on this account, (namely) because that, etc.
  b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that, inasmuch as, Dan 2:8 כָּלקֳֿבֵל (כְּלָקֳבֵל) דִּי חֲזֵיתוּן because ye see, vDan 2:10 vDan 2:41 vDan 2:45 +, Ezra 4:14; Ezra 7:14; Dan 5:22 = although. In Dan 2:40; Dan 6:11 taken by ᵐ5 (ὂν τρόπον, καθώς), Ges (Thes, not Lex), Ew Hi as = according as (as Eccl 5:15 ᵑ7 כל קבל דאתא according as he came), but not Bev Behrm Marti. [Occasionally in ᵑ7, usually = before; compare in ᵑ7J Gen 28:17; Gen 31:32, D§§ 47.7; 50].

as, because, before, therefore, though, …
qĕbēl
(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence
  • (subst) front
  • "(prep) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore"(conj) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before"(adv) accordingly, then

דִּֽי
דִּֽי
Conjunction that, of, which, whom, whose, …
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Conjunction

In the KJV here: that
that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
More options
that — Most versatile; use as general relative or complementizer.
which — Prefer for non-personal antecedents.
who — Use when antecedent is a person.
whose — Marks genitive/possessive relationship with antecedent.
of — Use for construct-like genitive links between nouns.
because — Use when דִּי introduces a causal clause.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

דִּי particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ןי (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. A 2 +); Nabataean, Palmyrene די; ᵑ7 דְּ (except in compounds, as דִּילִי mine, דִּילֵיהּ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew זֶה]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare זֶה; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew אֲשֶׁר); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like אֲשֶׁר): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ׳דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ whose name was B., Dan 4:5; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע which are four (see אִנּוּן). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare אֲשֶׁר 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19; Dan 4:6 as to whom I know, etc. (compare אֲשֶׁר 4 d end). Sq. תַּמָּה = where Ezra 6:1, so דִּי alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with לְ, Dan 6:9 כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men בְחֵילֵהּ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. דִּי לָא = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so דְּלָא ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
  b. מָן דִּי, מָה דִּי (compare in late Hebrew ׳מַהשֶּֿׁ, מַה 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14 לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21 מָה דִי whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K§ 103.
2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 שׁליטא די מלכא properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 דְּ, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא are his; compare Dan 6:27 וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K§ 81.
3. as conjunction (compare אֲשֶׁר 8):
  a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ True is it that . . . (compare אָמְנָם כִּי Job 12:2).
  b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (דִּי) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:23 as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare אֲשֶׁר 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15; Dan 6:24b.
  c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; דִּי לָא that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18 (on דִּי לְמָה lest Ezra 7:23, see מה).
  d. prefixed to direct narr. (like כִּי 1 b, and sometimes אֲשֶׁר 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:14.
4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
  a. כְּ דִי (like Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר; so Egyptian Aramaic כזי, Palmyrene, Nabataean כדי, Lzb293 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 b RES:361; ᵑ7 כַּד, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:15.
  b. מִןדִּֿי: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare מֵאֲשֶׁר Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23; Ezra 4:23.
  c. עַד דִּי until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25.
  d. עַל דִּי Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
  e. for עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי and כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי see [ דִּבְרָה] and קֳבֵל.


BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb444 [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

that, of, which, whom, whose, …
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
  • (rel part) who, which, that
  • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

חֲזַ֡יְתָ
חֲזַ֡יְתָ
Root word sawest, saw, see, seen, wont, …
Dictionary form: חֲזָא · huh-DZAW

Verb — Peal, Perfect (Qatal), second person masculine singular simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: thou sawest
thou sawest ×6 saw ×3 i have seen ×2 i saw ×2 see ×2 for us to see ×1 had ×1 have seen ×1
More options
see — Most versatile; fits most narrative and discourse contexts.
observe — Emphasizes deliberate, attentive looking.
behold — Conveys wonder or solemnity; use for visionary contexts.
perceive — Highlights mental or spiritual comprehension, not just sight.
witness — Stresses being present as an eyewitness to an event.
gaze upon — Implies sustained, contemplative looking.

BDB9516 H2370 H2372

BDB9515 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9517

חֲזָה verb see, behold (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ח Dan 4:20; Dan 5:1 2 masculine singular תֲוַיְתָ Dan 2:43 +, תָה- Dan 2:41.2: 41; 1 singular חֲזֵית vDan 2:46 +; 2 masculine plural תֲוֵיתוּן Dan 2:8 Pe`al Infinitive מְֶָחֱזֵז֑א Ezra 4:14 Participle active חָוֵה Dan 2:31 + 14 t.; plural חָוַיִן Dan 3:27; Dan 5:23 passive חֲוֵה Dan 3:19
1. see, have sense: of sight Dan 5:23.
2. see, behold:
  a. accusative of person Dan 3:25, with ל vDan 3:27, accusative of thing Dan 5:5.
  b. see, witness dishonour of king (accusative) Ezra 4:14.
3. usually behold in dream or vision (often participle in periphrastic conjugation), accusative of person, Ezra 4:20, accusative of thing Ezra 2:41. Ezra 2:41. Ezra 2:43; Ezra 4:17, absolute Ezra 2:34; Ezra 7:4. Ezra 7:7. Ezra 7:9. Ezra 7:11. Ezra 7:11. Ezra 7:21, + אֲלוּ Ezra 2:31; Ezra 4:7. Ezra 4:10, אֲרוּ Ezra 7:2. Ezra 7:6. Ezra 7:13 with object clause Ezra 2:8. Ezra 2:45 behold a dream, accusative חֵלֶם, Ezra 2:26; Ezra 4:2; Ezra 6:15; Ezra 7:1.
4. passive = customary (seemly) Dan 3:19 (so ᵑ7 Lev 5:10 and elsewhere, see Dr).

sawest, saw, see, seen, wont, …
ḥăzāʾ
to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e., seem)
  • to see, behold
    • (P'al)
      • to see
      • "to see, behold, witness"to behold (in a dream or vision)"customary, seemly (passive)

דִּ֣י
דִּ֣י
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
More options
that — Most versatile; use as general relative or complementizer.
which — Prefer for non-personal antecedents.
who — Use when antecedent is a person.
whose — Marks genitive/possessive relationship with antecedent.
of — Use for construct-like genitive links between nouns.
because — Use when דִּי introduces a causal clause.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

דִּי particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ןי (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. A 2 +); Nabataean, Palmyrene די; ᵑ7 דְּ (except in compounds, as דִּילִי mine, דִּילֵיהּ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew זֶה]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare זֶה; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew אֲשֶׁר); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like אֲשֶׁר): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ׳דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ whose name was B., Dan 4:5; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע which are four (see אִנּוּן). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare אֲשֶׁר 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19; Dan 4:6 as to whom I know, etc. (compare אֲשֶׁר 4 d end). Sq. תַּמָּה = where Ezra 6:1, so דִּי alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with לְ, Dan 6:9 כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men בְחֵילֵהּ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. דִּי לָא = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so דְּלָא ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
  b. מָן דִּי, מָה דִּי (compare in late Hebrew ׳מַהשֶּֿׁ, מַה 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14 לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21 מָה דִי whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K§ 103.
2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 שׁליטא די מלכא properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 דְּ, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא are his; compare Dan 6:27 וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K§ 81.
3. as conjunction (compare אֲשֶׁר 8):
  a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ True is it that . . . (compare אָמְנָם כִּי Job 12:2).
  b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (דִּי) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:23 as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare אֲשֶׁר 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15; Dan 6:24b.
  c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; דִּי לָא that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18 (on דִּי לְמָה lest Ezra 7:23, see מה).
  d. prefixed to direct narr. (like כִּי 1 b, and sometimes אֲשֶׁר 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:14.
4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
  a. כְּ דִי (like Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר; so Egyptian Aramaic כזי, Palmyrene, Nabataean כדי, Lzb293 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 b RES:361; ᵑ7 כַּד, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:15.
  b. מִןדִּֿי: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare מֵאֲשֶׁר Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23; Ezra 4:23.
  c. עַד דִּי until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25.
  d. עַל דִּי Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
  e. for עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי and כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי see [ דִּבְרָה] and קֳבֵל.


BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb444 [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

that, of, which, whom, whose, …
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
  • (rel part) who, which, that
  • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

מִ טּוּרָ א֩
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
טּוּרָ
Root word mountain
א֩
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: טוּר · toor

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: of the mountain
mountain ×1 of the mountain ×1
More options
mountain — Most natural English equivalent; broadly preferred.
peak — Emphasizes the summit or pointed top.
highland — Useful when referring to elevated terrain generally.
massif — Technical/geographical register for a large mountain block.

BDB9556 H2906

BDB9555 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9557

טוּר noun masculine mountain (ᵑ7, Syriac, Nabataean, SAC58; Biblical Hebrew צוּר, √ V. צור); — absolute ׳ט Dan 2:35 emphatic טוּרָא vDan 2:45.

mountain
ṭûr
a rock or hill
  • mountain

אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת
אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת
Root word soothsayers, out
Dictionary form: גְּזַר · ɡeh-DZAHR

Verb — Ithpeel, Perfect (Qatal), third person feminine singular passive / reflexive of the simple stem (Aramaic) completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: was cut out
and the soothsayers ×2 was cut out ×2 and soothsayers ×1 the soothsayers ×1
More options
diviner — Broad, modern term for one who predicts the future.
soothsayer — Modernized from KJV; still widely understood.
cut out — Literal sense; use for physical or visionary cutting.
fortune-teller — Casual register; good for accessible translations.
astrologer — Contextually apt in Babylonian court scenes (Daniel).
seer — Broader prophetic nuance; less tied to occult connotation.

BDB9407 H1505 H1504

BDB9406 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9408

[גְּזַר] verb cut, (divide,) determine (so ᵑ7 Syriac, in both meanings; Biblical Hebrew usually divide, Job, Esther, decree); —

Pe. Participle active as substantive, plural absolute גָָּֽזְרִין determiners (of fate; astrologers or soothsayers) Dan 2:27; Dan 5:11 emphatic גָָּֽזְרַיָּא Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7 (compare Dr.; Arabic RSJPhil. xiii (1885), 781). Hithpe`el Perfect 3 feminine singular הִתְגְּזֶרֶת Dan 2:34 a stone was cut out, so ׳אִתְג (K§ § 23, 1; 30, 2) vDan 2:45 (with מִן of source).

soothsayers, out
gĕzar
to quarry; determine
  • to cut, determine
    • (P'al) determiner (participle)
    • "(Ithp'al) to be cut out

אֶ֜בֶן
אֶ֜בֶן
Root word stone, stones
Dictionary form: אֶבֶן · eh-BEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the stone
stones ×2 a stone ×1 and of stone ×1 and stone ×1 for them and the stone ×1 stone ×1 the stone ×1
More options
stone — General default; works for most contexts.
rock — Prefer for large, immovable or natural formations.
boulder — Use for notably large, heavy stones.
pebble — Use for small, loose stones or gravel contexts.
gemstone — Suitable when precious or decorative stones are meant.
tablet — Use specifically for inscribed or written stone slabs.

BDB9268 H68 H69

BDB9267 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9269

אֶ֫בֶן noun feminineDan 2:34 stone (Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute׳א Dan 2:34 +; emphatic אַבְנָא vDan 2:35

1. a (the) stone Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35; Dan 2:45; Dan 6:18.
2. stone, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23 of buildings Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4.

stone, stones
ʾeben
a stone
  • stone
    • a (the) stone
    • "stone, material of idols and buildings

דִּי
דִּי
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
More options
that — Most versatile; use as general relative or complementizer.
which — Prefer for non-personal antecedents.
who — Use when antecedent is a person.
whose — Marks genitive/possessive relationship with antecedent.
of — Use for construct-like genitive links between nouns.
because — Use when דִּי introduces a causal clause.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

דִּי particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ןי (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. A 2 +); Nabataean, Palmyrene די; ᵑ7 דְּ (except in compounds, as דִּילִי mine, דִּילֵיהּ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew זֶה]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare זֶה; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew אֲשֶׁר); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like אֲשֶׁר): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ׳דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ whose name was B., Dan 4:5; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע which are four (see אִנּוּן). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare אֲשֶׁר 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19; Dan 4:6 as to whom I know, etc. (compare אֲשֶׁר 4 d end). Sq. תַּמָּה = where Ezra 6:1, so דִּי alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with לְ, Dan 6:9 כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men בְחֵילֵהּ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. דִּי לָא = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so דְּלָא ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
  b. מָן דִּי, מָה דִּי (compare in late Hebrew ׳מַהשֶּֿׁ, מַה 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14 לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21 מָה דִי whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K§ 103.
2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 שׁליטא די מלכא properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 דְּ, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא are his; compare Dan 6:27 וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K§ 81.
3. as conjunction (compare אֲשֶׁר 8):
  a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ True is it that . . . (compare אָמְנָם כִּי Job 12:2).
  b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (דִּי) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:23 as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare אֲשֶׁר 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15; Dan 6:24b.
  c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; דִּי לָא that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18 (on דִּי לְמָה lest Ezra 7:23, see מה).
  d. prefixed to direct narr. (like כִּי 1 b, and sometimes אֲשֶׁר 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:14.
4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
  a. כְּ דִי (like Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר; so Egyptian Aramaic כזי, Palmyrene, Nabataean כדי, Lzb293 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 b RES:361; ᵑ7 כַּד, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:15.
  b. מִןדִּֿי: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare מֵאֲשֶׁר Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23; Ezra 4:23.
  c. עַד דִּי until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25.
  d. עַל דִּי Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
  e. for עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי and כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי see [ דִּבְרָה] and קֳבֵל.


BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb444 [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

that, of, which, whom, whose, …
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
  • (rel part) who, which, that
  • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

לָ֣א
לָ֣א
Particle not
Dictionary form: לָא · law

Particle — Negative

In the KJV here: without
not ×18 nor ×8 no ×6 shall not ×4 without ×4 is not ×3 neither ×3 are not ×2
More options
not — Standard negation; fits most contexts naturally.
no — Use before nouns or as a standalone negative reply.
nor — Connects two negative clauses or items.
never — Emphasizes total absence across time or circumstance.
nothing — Use when negating an implied object or quantity.
without — Preferable when negating accompaniment or condition.

BDB9632 H3808 H3809

BDB9631 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9633

לָא (לָה Dan 4:32) adverb not (Biblical Hebrew לא; Aramaic of Têma, Egyptian, etc., לא; Nerab ל (Lzb301 CookG1. 67); ᵑ7 לָא; Syriac ); — not Jer 10:11; Dan 2:5; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:10, etc.; before a participle (so rarely in Biblical Hebrew, 1 b c), Dan 2:27; Dan 2:43; Dan 3:16; Dan 4:4; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:15 +, so v.Dan 4:32 וְכָלדָּֿאְרֵי אַרְעָא כְּלָה חֲשׁיבִין; are as men not accounted of (so Bev Behrm Marti, compare Isa 53:8 ᵑ7 בסירין ולא חשׁיבין; > most 'accounted as nothing,' for which no analogy, yet compare Ps 39:6 ᵑ7); followed by אִיתַי, see אִיתַי. With infinitive and לְ Dan 6:9 דִּי לָא לִהַשְׁנָיָה which it is not to alter = which is not to be altered (compare v.Dan 6:16), Ezra 6:8 (K§ 67, 1 Dr§ 202, 2.; compare Isa 35:6 ᵑ7, DAramaic Dialektproben, p. 1). With interr. הֲלָא Dan 3:24; Dan 4:27; Dan 6:13.


BDB9640 H3809 H3861 H518 H2006 H3808 H3588

BDB9639 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9641

II. לָהֵן conjunction except, but (from לָא and הֵן 'not if' (compare Hebrew אם לא Gen 24:38); so Nabataean and Egyptian Aramaic להן Cooke217, 219, 241 S-CPap. C 6, 7 +; lâinnî, however SocArab. Dial. see Marokko 44, Anm. 103; ᵑ7 אִילָּהֵין Gen 32:28; Gen 43:3 and elsewhere); —

1. after a negative (= Biblical Hebrew כִּי אִם, q. v.):
  a. except Dan 2:11; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:8.
  b. but (German sondern) Dan 2:30.
2. without a negative: however, but Ezra 5:12.

not, no, nor, without, none, …
lāʾ
no, not
  • no, not, nothing

בִ ידַ֗יִן
בִ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
ידַ֗יִן
Root word hand, hands, power
Dictionary form: יַד · yahd

Noun — Common, feminine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___")

In the KJV here: hands
hand ×2 hands ×2 is in thine hand ×2 his hand ×1 in their hands ×1 into his hand ×1 into the hand ×1 into thine hand ×1
More options
hand — Most common; use for literal body part.
power — When context implies authority or control.
grasp — Vivid; emphasizes active holding or possession.
control — Idiomatic; suits 'in the hand of' ownership phrases.
care — Softer register; fits custody or stewardship contexts.
reach — Spatial nuance; good for extended or outstretched hand.

BDB9569 H3027 H3028

BDB9568 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9570

יַד noun feminineDan 5:5 hand (see Biblical Hebrew); — construct ׳י Ezra 5:12 +; emphatic יְדָא Dan 5:5; Dan 5:24 suffix יְדִי Dan 3:15, יְדָךְ vDan 3:17, יְדֵהּEzra 6:12, יֶדְהֹם (K§ 53. 2. a)) Ezra 5:8, etc.; dual absolute בִּידַ֫יִן Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45

1. hand of man Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45; Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:12, and (in vision) Dan 5:5 (twice in verse); Dan 5:24 figurative בִּידָח in thy possession Ezra 7:14; Ezra 7:25 figurative of God Ezra 4:32.
2. power, of man Dan 2:38; Dan 3:15; Dan 3:17; Dan 7:28; Ezra 5:12, of God Dan 5:23 of lion Dan 6:28 (al. paw).

hand, hands, power
yad
hand (indicating power)
  • hand
  • "power (figuratively)

וְ ֠הַדֶּקֶת
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
֠הַדֶּקֶת
Root word pieces, brake
Dictionary form: דְּקַק · deh-KAHK

Verb — Haphel, Perfect (Qatal), third person feminine singular causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: and that it brake in pieces
and brake in pieces ×1 and brake pieces ×1 and break it in pieces ×1 and that it brake in pieces ×1 brake in pieces ×1 breaketh in pieces ×1 broken to pieces ×1 but it shall break in pieces ×1
More options
crush — Broad, versatile; suits violent, forceful destruction.
shatter — Emphasizes sudden, complete breaking apart.
grind to powder — Highlights pulverization into fine fragments.
smash — Vivid, colloquial; good for narrative action scenes.
pulverize — Technical register; stresses thorough reduction to pieces.
break apart — Neutral, literal; useful when context needs plain language.

BDB9455 H1751 H1855 H1854

BDB9454 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9456

[דְּקַק] verb be shattered, fall to pieces (Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine plural דָּקוּ Dan 2:35. Haph`el break in pieces: Perfect 3 feminine singular הַדֶּ֫קֶת Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45, 3 masculine pluralהַדִּ֑קוּ Dan 6:25 (all followed by accusative); Imperfect 3 feminine singular תַּדִּק Dan 2:40 (absolute), vDan 2:44 (accusative); suffix תַּדֱּקִנַּהּ Dan 7:23 Participle active מְהַדֵּק Dan 2:40 (accusative), feminine מַדֱּקָה (K§ 46, 3 b)) absolute Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19.


דָּר see דוּר.

pieces, brake
dĕqaq
to crumble or (transitive) crush
  • to break into pieces, fall into pieces, be shattered
    • (P'al) to be shattered
    • "(Aphel) to break into pieces

פַּרְזְלָ ֨א
פַּרְזְלָ
Root word iron
֨א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: פַּרְזֶל · pahr-DZEL

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: the iron
iron ×11 of iron ×3 the iron ×3 as iron ×1 was the iron ×1 were of iron ×1
More options
iron — Default rendering; fits nearly every context.
iron implement — Use when the referent is a tool or weapon.
iron shackles — Idiomatic for restraint or oppression contexts.
wrought iron — Emphasizes worked or forged metal in craft contexts.
iron-hard — Adjectival use when conveying unyielding strength.

BDB9818 H6523 H1270

BDB9817 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9819

פַּרְזֶל19 noun masculineDan 2:40 iron (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew בַּרְזֶל); — absolute Dan 2:33 (זֶ֑ל-), Dan 4:12 +; emphatic פַּרְזְלָא Dan 2:34 +; — Dan 2:33; Dan 2:34 + 11 t. 2; Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20; Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19.

iron
parzel
iron
  • iron

נְחָשָׁ ֤א
נְחָשָׁ
Root word brass
֤א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: נְחָשׁ · neh-HOHSH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: the brass
of brass ×3 and brass ×2 brass ×2 the brass ×2
More options
bronze — Most accurate modern term for ancient copper-tin alloy.
copper — Prefer when context suggests unalloyed or raw metal.
brass — Modernized KJV standard; familiar but technically imprecise.
metal — Use when alloy composition is uncertain or unimportant.

BDB9703 H5174 H5154 H5178

BDB9702 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9704

נְחָשׁ noun masculine copper, bronze (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew נְחשֶׁת, נְחוּשָׁה, √ III. נחשׁ); — as material: absolute ׳נ Dan 2:32; Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20; Dan 7:19 emphatic נְחָשָׁא Dan 2:35; Dan 2:39; Dan 2:45; Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23.

brass
nĕḥoš
copper
  • copper, bronze

חַסְפָּ א֙
חַסְפָּ
Root word clay
א֙
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: חֲסַף · huh-SAHP

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: the clay
clay ×5 the clay ×2 and clay ×1 of clay ×1
More options
clay — Most natural modern rendering; broadly understood.
earthenware — Emphasizes fired or brittle ceramic material.
pottery — Good when context involves crafted clay vessels.
fired clay — Highlights the hardened, kiln-processed quality.
ceramic — Modern technical register; suits scholarly contexts.

BDB9538 H2635 H2636

BDB9537 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9539

חֲסַף noun [masculine] clay, potsherd (ᵑ7 id.; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic clay vessel, plural potsherds Schulth68, Syriac potsherd; ᵑ7 חצְבָא, Late Hebrew חָצָב clay vessel; Assyrian —aƒbu, id., jar (PS1238), whence Arabic pottery Frä169, but Sabean חסף jar, acc to HomZMG Homxivi (1892), 532; compare Ethiopic jar (transposed; Di1265); see Biblical Hebrew [חַסְפַּם]); — ׳ח absolute Dan 2:41 (יְ פֶּחָר ׳ח), חֲסַ֑ף vDan 2:33. vDan 2:42 construct טִינָא ׳ח vDan 2:41. vDan 2:43 emphatic חַסְפָּא vDan 2:34. vDan 2:35. vDan 2:43.v: 45.

clay
ḥăsap
a clod
  • clay, potsherd

כַּסְפָּ ֣א
כַּסְפָּ
Root word silver, money
֣א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: כְּסַף · keh-SAHP

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: the silver
the silver ×4 and silver ×3 of silver ×2 and of silver ×1 money ×1 of the silver ×1 silver ×1
More options
silver — Best for literal metal or ornamental contexts.
money — Best when silver functions as currency or payment.
coin — Use when individual monetary units are implied.
price — Suits commercial transactions or purchase contexts.
funds — Good for abstract financial resources or treasury use.

BDB9619 H3702

BDB9618 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9620

כְּסַף noun masculineEzra 7:17 silver (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳כ Ezra 7:15 +, כְּסַ֑ף Dan 2:32 emphatic כַּסְפָּא vDan 2:35 +; —

2. as money or its equivalent Ezra 7:17, vEzra 7:15 vEzra 7:16 vEzra 7:18 vEzra 7:22.


כְּעַן, כְּעֶ֫נֶת, כְּעֶת see below ענה.

silver, money
kĕsap
silver money
  • silver
    • as metal
    • "as money

וְ דַהֲבָ ֔א
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
דַהֲבָ
Root word gold, golden
֔א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: דְּהַב · deh-HAHB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: and the gold
the golden ×8 gold ×7 and gold ×3 and the gold ×3 let the golden ×1 of gold ×1
More options
gold — Standard noun; works in nearly all contexts.
golden — Adjectival use; prefer when modifying a noun.
pure gold — Emphasizes quality or preciousness of the metal.
fine gold — Suggests refined, high-grade gold; slightly literary.
gold object — Use when referencing a specific gold artifact.

BDB9429 H1722 H2091

BDB9428 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9430

דָּהָב23 noun masculineDan 2:32 gold (so ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew זָהָב); — absolute ׳ד Dan 2:32 +, דְּהַ֑ב Ezra 7:15 emphatic דַּהֲבָה Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:5; Ezra 7:18, בָא- Dan 2:35 + 15 t. Daniel.

gold, golden
dĕhab
gold
  • gold

אֱלָ֥הּ
אֱלָ֥הּ
Root word god, gods
Dictionary form: אֱלָהּ · eh-LAW

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: god
of god ×20 god ×16 the god ×11 of thy god ×5 of the god ×4 gods ×3 the gods ×3 and the god ×2
More options
God — Preferred when referring to the God of Israel specifically.
god — Use for pagan or foreign deities in context.
deity — Neutral, formal; useful in academic or theological prose.
divine being — Emphasizes nature over identity; good for ambiguous contexts.
gods — Plural contexts; foreign or polytheistic references.

BDB9300 H426 H433

BDB9299 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9301

אֱלָהּ94 noun masculine god, God (= Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהַּ (p. 43), see also √ I. אלה); — ׳א absolute Dan 2:28 +, construct vDan 2:18 +; emphatic אֱלָהָא vDan 2:20 +; suffix אֱלָהִי Dan 6:23, הָךְ- Ezra 9:14 +, הֵהּ- Dan 6:6 +, הֲהֹם- Ezra 5:5; Ezra 7:16, הֲהוֺן- Dan 3:28 (twice in verse); Dan 3:29, הֲכֹם- Ezra 7:17, etc.; plural absolute אֱלָהִין Dan 2:11 +, emphatic הַיָּא- Jer 10:11, construct הֵי- Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23, suffix הַי- Dan 3:14, etc. [with prefix לֵאלָהָא Dan 5:23, לֵאלָהָיךְ Dan 3:14, etc.; but not in singular absolute or construct, e.g. לֶאֱלָהּ Ezra 5:12, etc.]; —

1. god, in general Dan 6:8; Dan 6:13 heathen deities Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11; Dan 3:15+ 15 t. Daniel (made of gold, etc. Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23) + בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25.(see בַּר).
2.73 God (of Israel), Dan 2:28; Ezra 5:2 +; phrase ׳אֱלָהּ יִשׂ Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:15 יְרוּשְׁלֵם ׳א Ezra 7:19 אֲבָהָתַי ׳א Dan 2:23 שְׁמַיָּא Ezra 5:11 (+ וְאַרְעָא), vEzra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19 + 6 t. (see שָׁמַיִם 2 a); רַב ׳א Dan 2:45 אֱלָהִין ׳א vDan 2:47 אֱלָהָא עִלָּיָא Dan 3:26; Dan 3:32; Dan 5:18; Dan 5:21 חַיָּא ׳א Dan 6:21; Dan 6:27 also בֵּית אֱלָהָא Dan 5:3; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 + 16 t. Ezra; ׳עֲבִידַת א Ezra 6:18.

god, gods
ʾĕlāh
God
  • god, God
    • god, heathen deity
    • "God (of Israel)

רַב֙
רַב֙
Root word great, master, stout, captain, chief, …
Dictionary form: רַב · rahb

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the great
a great ×2 great ×2 master ×2 the great ×2 and chief ×1 lord ×1 of the great ×1 the captain ×1
More options
great — Most versatile; fits size, number, or importance.
chief — Prefer for titles or leadership roles.
commander — Ideal for military or official contexts.
lord — Use for high-status, authoritative figures.
mighty — Emphasizes power or strength over rank.
numerous — Best when referring to large quantities or multitudes.

BDB9880 H7229 H7260

BDB9879 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9881

רַב adjective great (ᵑ7 Syriac); — absolute Dan 2:31 +, construct vDan 2:14 +; emphatic masculine רַבָּא Ezra 4:10 +; feminine רַבְּתָא Dan 4:27 masculine plural redupl. רַבְרְבִין (K§ 59, 4) Dan 3:33, feminine plural בָן- Dan 2:48 +, emphatic ָ֯ תָא Dan 7:11; Dan 7:17
  l. great, literally, of image Dan 2:31, rock vDan 2:35, city Dan 4:27, sea Dan 7:2, beast vDan 7:3 vDan 7:17, teeth vDan 7:7, gifts Dan 2:48 great, imposing, feast Dan 5:1, signs Dan 3:33, words Dan 7:8; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:20 with מִן compare Dan 7:20.

2. figurative of power, influence, etc.: great king Dan 2:10; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 5:11 (compare Zinjirli מלכן רברבן Cooke183), God Ezra 5:8; Dan 2:45.
3. as noun = captain, chief: רַב טַבָּחַיָּא Dan 2:14, סִגְנִין ׳ר vDan 2:48, חַרְטֻמַּיָּא ׳ר Dan 4:6; Dan 5:11.

great, master, stout, captain, chief, …
rab
abundant
  • (adj) great
    • great
    • "great (figurative for power)
    (n) captain, chief

הוֹדַ֣ע
הוֹדַ֣ע
Root word known, know, certify, knew, knewest, …
Dictionary form: יְדַע · yeh-DA

Verb — Haphel, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: hath made known
know ×5 known ×4 and make known ×3 make known ×3 thou know ×2 to make known ×2 also we certify ×1 and certified ×1
More options
know — Most direct, general-purpose rendering.
make known — Use when the sense is proclamation or disclosure.
reveal — Emphasizes unveiling hidden or divine information.
inform — Neutral; suits official or formal communication contexts.
certify — Formal/legal register; confirms or attests a fact.
teach — Use when the knowing involves instruction or training.

BDB9571 H3045 H3046

BDB9570 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9572

יְדַע verb know (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳י Dan 5:21; Dan 6:11, 2 masculine singular יְדַ֫עָתָּ Dan 5:22, 1s. יִדְעֵת Dan 4:6 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּנְדַּע (K§ 11, 4. b) β)) Ezra 4:15 +, etc.; Imu. דַּע masculine singular (K§ 11. 3 a)) Dan 6:16 Participle active יָדַע Dan 2:8 +; plural יָָֽדְעִין Dan 5:23, etc.; passive יְדיעַ Dan 4:12 +; — know, with accusative of thing Dan 2:30; Dan 5:22, accusative of thing omitted Ezra 7:25 ׳יָֽדְעֵי דָּתֵי א, vEzra 7:25, יָָֽדְעֵי בִינָה Dan 2:21 with object clause vDan 2:8 vDan 2:9 vDan 2:22; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:14; Dan 4:23; Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:16; Ezra 4:15, so (of God) Dan 4:22 participle active absolute Dan 5:23 having capacity of knowledge; passive in periphrase conjugation, subject clause + ל person Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:12; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 5:8. Haph`el Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺדַע Dan 2:15 +, suffix הוֺדְעָךְ vDan 2:29, 2 masculine singular suffix הוֺדַעְתַּ֫נִי vDan 2:23, תֶּ֑נָה- vDan 2:23 1 plural הוֺדַ֫עְנָא Ezra 4:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְהוֺדַע Dan 2:25, suffix יְהוֺדְעִנַּ֑נִי Dan 7:16, etc. (see K§ 43 c)); Infinitive לְהוֺדָעָה Dan 5:8, suffix לְהוֺדָעֻתַ֫נִי Dan 4:15; Dan 5:16, etc.; Participle active plural מְהוֺדְעִין Dan 4:4 +; — cause to know, inform : ל person Ezra 4:14, + accusative of thing Dan 2:15; Dan 2:17; Dan 2:25; Dan 2:30; Dan 4:4; Dan 5:8; Dan 5:17, so (sf, person) Dan 2:5; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:26; Dan 4:3; Dan 4:15; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 7:16, and (subject God) Dan 2:23 ל person + object clause Ezra 4:16; Ezra 7:24, so (of God) Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45, and (suffix person) V:23; accusative of person only Ezra 5:10; Ezra 7:25.

known, know, certify, knew, knewest, …
yĕdaʿ
to inform
  • to know
    • (P'al) to know
    • "(Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know

לְ מַלְכָּ ֔א
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
מַלְכָּ
Root word king, kings, royal
֔א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: to the king
the king ×75 o king ×19 the kings ×12 king ×10 kings ×9 unto the king ×9 and the king ×7 to the king ×6
More options
king — Standard modern rendering; broadly suitable in most contexts.
monarch — Formal or literary tone; emphasizes sovereign authority.
ruler — Broader term; useful when royal title is less central.
sovereign — Elevated register; stresses supreme political power.
royal — Adjectival use; prefer when modifying a noun directly.

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

BDB9661 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9663

מֶ֫לֶךְ178 noun masculine king (general Semitic; see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳מ absolute Dan 2:10 + 2 t.; construct Dan 4:34 + 6 t.; usually emphatic מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 + 154 t., ָ  ה Dan 2:11 plural מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 + 9 t., ִ  ים Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, BeRy M41*); emphatic מַלְכַיָּא Dan 2:44 + 2 t.; — king Dan 2:4; Dan 2:5 + 132 t. Daniel; Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:11 + 42 t. Ezra (מֶלָךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:37, of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:12 [compare Cooke71.3, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Dan 7:17 = kingdoms, compare מַלְכוּ vDan 7:23).

king, kings, royal
melek
a king
  • king

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: מָה · maw

Noun — both singular

In the KJV here: what
what ×4 why ×3 and how ×1 and that which ×1 and whatsoever ×1 how ×1 to thee what ×1 unto him what ×1
More options
what — Default interrogative; broadest and most natural choice.
why — Use when context demands a reason or cause.
how — Use when degree or manner is in view.
whatever — Modern form of 'whatsoever'; for indefinite/relative clauses.
which — Use in relative clauses selecting among known options.

BDB9652 H3964 H4101 H4100

BDB9651 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9653

מָה (מָא Ezra 6:8) pronoun interrogative and indefinite what? (Biblical Hebrew מָה; Nabataean מה; Zinjirli מ; ᵑ7 מא; Syriac ; Arabic : compare WCG 124 f.); —

1. what ? Dan 4:32 מה עבדת.
2. whatever, what (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 b end) Dan 2:22 ידע מח בחשׁוכא knoweth what is in darkness, Ezra 6:9: so מָה דִּי (compare דִּי 1 b: so Nabataean; Palmyrene מא די, מדי, Lzb306 Cooke320, 332) Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29 (twice in verse); Dan 2:45; Ezra 6:8 למא די תעבדון with regard to what ye shall do, Ezra 7:18 (= whatsoever).
3. with prefixes:
  a. כְּמָה how! Dan 3:33 (twice in verse).
  b. לְמָה why? (compare Biblical Hebrew לָמָּה) Ezra 4:22 be not slack herein: why should damage grow, etc., virtually = lest damage grow (ᵐ5 μή ποτε), Ezra 7:23 די למה להוא קצף for why should there be wrath ? = lest [ᵐ5 μή ποτε] there be wrath (compare ᵑ7 דִּילְמָא, Syriac lest: and see מָה 4 d b, p. 554:a).
  c. עלמֿה wherefore? Dan 2:15.

what, why, how, whatsoever, which
what?, why?, how?
  • what?, whatever
    • what?
    • "whatever, what?, whatsoever"how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

דִּ֥י
דִּ֥י
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
More options
that — Most versatile; use as general relative or complementizer.
which — Prefer for non-personal antecedents.
who — Use when antecedent is a person.
whose — Marks genitive/possessive relationship with antecedent.
of — Use for construct-like genitive links between nouns.
because — Use when דִּי introduces a causal clause.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

דִּי particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ןי (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. A 2 +); Nabataean, Palmyrene די; ᵑ7 דְּ (except in compounds, as דִּילִי mine, דִּילֵיהּ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew זֶה]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare זֶה; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew אֲשֶׁר); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like אֲשֶׁר): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ׳דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ whose name was B., Dan 4:5; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע which are four (see אִנּוּן). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare אֲשֶׁר 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19; Dan 4:6 as to whom I know, etc. (compare אֲשֶׁר 4 d end). Sq. תַּמָּה = where Ezra 6:1, so דִּי alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with לְ, Dan 6:9 כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men בְחֵילֵהּ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. דִּי לָא = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so דְּלָא ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
  b. מָן דִּי, מָה דִּי (compare in late Hebrew ׳מַהשֶּֿׁ, מַה 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14 לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21 מָה דִי whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K§ 103.
2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 שׁליטא די מלכא properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 דְּ, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא are his; compare Dan 6:27 וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K§ 81.
3. as conjunction (compare אֲשֶׁר 8):
  a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ True is it that . . . (compare אָמְנָם כִּי Job 12:2).
  b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (דִּי) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:23 as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare אֲשֶׁר 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15; Dan 6:24b.
  c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; דִּי לָא that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18 (on דִּי לְמָה lest Ezra 7:23, see מה).
  d. prefixed to direct narr. (like כִּי 1 b, and sometimes אֲשֶׁר 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:14.
4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
  a. כְּ דִי (like Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר; so Egyptian Aramaic כזי, Palmyrene, Nabataean כדי, Lzb293 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 b RES:361; ᵑ7 כַּד, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:15.
  b. מִןדִּֿי: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare מֵאֲשֶׁר Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23; Ezra 4:23.
  c. עַד דִּי until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25.
  d. עַל דִּי Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
  e. for עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי and כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי see [ דִּבְרָה] and קֳבֵל.


BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb444 [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

that, of, which, whom, whose, …
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
  • (rel part) who, which, that
  • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

לֶהֱוֵ֖א
לֶהֱוֵ֖א
Root word be, beheld, was, saw, would, …
Dictionary form: הָוָא · haw-WAW

Verb — Peal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: shall come to pass
i beheld ×6 shall be ×6 be ×5 was ×5 he would ×4 i saw ×4 be it ×2 shall come to pass ×2
More options
be — Default copula; broadest fit for most contexts.
become — Prefer when a change of state is in view.
exist — Emphasizes ongoing or absolute being.
happen — Best for impersonal 'come to pass' constructions.
occur — Slightly more formal alternative to 'happen'.
take place — Idiomatic for events unfolding in narrative.

BDB9470 H1934 H1961

BDB9469 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9471

הֲוָא, הֲוָּה71 verb come to pass, become, be (Biblical Hebrew הָיָה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֲוָה Dan 4:26 +, הֲוָא Dan 5:19 +; 2 masculine singular הֲוַיְתָ Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34, 1 singular הֲוֵית Dan 4:1 +; 3 masculine plural הֲווֺ Dan 2:35 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular לֶהֱוֵא (K§ 47, l) b) Dr§ 204 Obs. M 215 ff.; in Jewish-Aramaic as jussive D§ 61, lc) Dan 2:20 +; 3 feminine singular תֶּהֱוֵה Dan 4:24 +, אֵ֯ Ezra 6:8 +, 3 masculine plural לֶהֱוֺן Ezra 6:10 + 6 t., 3 feminine plural לֶהֶוְיָן Dan 5:17 Imperative masculine plural הֱווֺ Ezra 4:22, הֲזוֺ Ezra 6:6
1. come to pass Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29 (twice in verse); Dan 2:45.
2. come into being, arise Ezra 7:23 become, come to be, with predicate noun Dan 4:24; Dan 5:29 and ( = represent) Dan 7:23 with כְּ like Dan 2:35 a, with ל predicate vDan 2:35 b, with adjective predicate Ezra 6:6, with adverb phrase Ezra 5:5; Dan 4:22 often periphrastic, with participle: ׳יְדִיעַ לה let become known Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:12; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 5:8 let it be given Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:9, also Ezra 7:26; Dan 2:20.
3. be, as copula, with adjective predication Dan 2:40; Dan 2:42; Dan 7:19 so very often in periphrastic conjugation with participle, צָבֵא ׳ה wish Dan 5:19 (4 t. in verse), ׳חָזֵה ה behold Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:6 +, etc.

be, beheld, was, saw, would, …
hāwāʾ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
  • to come to pass, become, be
    • (P'al)
      • to come to pass
      • "to come into being, arise, become, come to be
        • to let become known (with participle of knowing)
        to be

אַחֲרֵ֣י
אַחֲרֵ֣י
Preposition hereafter, after
Dictionary form: אַחַר · ah-HAHR

Preposition

In the KJV here: hereafter
hereafter ×2 after ×1
More options
afterward — Broad, natural default for narrative sequence.
later — Casual register; good for informal or dialogue contexts.
after this — Slightly emphatic; highlights a specific preceding event.
subsequently — Formal or academic register; suits legal or prose contexts.
in the future — Prefer when the sense is prospective or prophetic.

BDB9289 H311 H310 H870

BDB9288 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9290

[אחר] plural with אַחֲרֵי, preposition after (Cappadocian and Egyptian Aramaic אחר afterwards (LzbEph.i. 361 S-Cpap C 8), probably Nabataean אחר after (Lzb212 SAC16); Egyptian Aramaic אחריכם (S-CPap. c 8+); ᵑ7 (sometimes) אֲחוֺרֵי; Biblical Hebrew אַחַר); — אַחֲרֵי דְנָה after this Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45 with suffix אַחֲרֵיהֹן Dan 7:24. Usu. Aramaic synonym בָּאתַר, q. v.

hereafter, after
ʾaḥar
after
  • after

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: דֵּן · dane

Noun — masculine singular

this ×28 and this ×3 of this ×3 these ×2 thus ×2 aforetime ×1 after this sort ×1 another ×1
More options
this — Most natural demonstrative; preferred in most contexts.
these — Use for plural referents in the context.
such — When emphasizing kind or category rather than identity.
that — Use when referent is more remote or already mentioned.
this matter — Idiomatic when דֵּן refers to a topic or affair.
for this reason — Use when the word functions as a causal connector.

BDB9303 H459 H1836 H428

BDB9302 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9304

אִלֵּין (אִלֵּן Dan 2:44; Dan 6:7) demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דְּנָה, q. v.: Palmyrene אלן (Lzb264 Eph. i. 343, 345 Cooke26); ᵑ7 אילין; Mandean עלין (M 89 f.); Talmud (with emphatic hâ prefixed, WCG:109) הָאִלֵּין: see further below Biblical Hebrew אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke26); — these, only Daniel: Dan 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּלֿ, נִלֵּין, vDan 2:44 כָּלאִֿלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, Dan 6:3 אֲחַדְֵַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v.Dan 6:7), Dan 7:17 אִלֵּיץ חֵיוָתָא.


BDB9454 H1836 H459

BDB9453 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9455

דְּנָה57 demonstrative prounoun common this (Zinjirli זן, זנה; Egyptian Aramaic זנה (S-C Pap. B 17 +); זנך (ib.C 6, D 8); Nabataean, Palmyrene דנה (Lzb264 Cooke26); ᵑ7 דֵּין (e.g. 1Sam 10:27) and (with הָ, i.e. הָא, ecce) הָדֵתן; Aramaic of Têma הא זא (Cooke195. 198); Syriac (contracted for הָֽדְנָא); Mandean האזין; Sabean (HomChrest. 13); Ethiopic all from [דֶּה,] זה, + demonstrative noun (WCG 108 f.); feminine Biblical Aramaic דָּא, ᵑ7 דָּא, הָדה, Syriac , Mandean האזא, Ethiopic without the n; the plural is אִלֵּין, q. v. ); — this:
  a. Dan 2:18 רָזָא דְנָה this secret, vDan 2:28 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:30 +, Ezra 4:11; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:9 +; כָּלדְּֿנָה Dan 5:22.
  b. אַחֲרֵי דְנָה after this Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45 so בָּאתַר דְּנָה Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7.
  c. כִּדְנָה like this, thus, Jer 10:10 (= Hebrew כֹּה), Dan 2:10 מִלְּתָא כִדְנָה a word like this (compare כָּזֹאת Esth 4:14), Esth 3:29; Ezra 5:7.
  d. עַלדְּֿנָה on account of this Dan 3:16; Ezra 4:22; Ezra 5:5; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:11 as conjunction = therefore (compare Hebrew עַלזֹֿאת) Ezra 4:14; Ezra 4:15. — See also קֳבֵלַ and קַדְמָה.


BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb444 [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

this, these, thus, wherefore, aforetime, …
dēn
this
  • (demons pron) this, on account of this
  • "(adv) therefore

וְ יַצִּ֥יב
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יַצִּ֥יב
Root word true, truth, certain, certainty
Dictionary form: יַצִּיב · yahts-SEEB

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: is certain
certainty ×1 is certain ×1 is true ×1 the truth ×1 true ×1
More options
certain — Best default; fits factual or confirmatory contexts well.
true — Modernizes KJV 'is true'; good for declarative statements.
established — Highlights the settled, fixed nature of the claim.
reliable — Emphasizes trustworthiness of a report or word.
definite — Strong modern idiom for confirmed, beyond doubt.
the truth — Nominal use; prefer when the word functions as a noun.

BDB9588 H3330

BDB9587 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9589

יַצִיב adjective certain, true (ᵑ7 id., firm, native (= אֶוְרָת)); — absolute ׳י Dan 2:8; Dan 2:45, emphatic בָא- Dan 3:24(K§ 59.g); feminine singular בָא- Dan 6:13; Dan 7:16

1. certain, sure Dan 2:45 in exclamation Dan 3:24 undoubtedly! מִןיַֿצִּיב vDan 3:8 of a surety.
2. true Dan 6:13 feminine as substantive Dan 7:16 the truth concerning, עַל of thing.

true, truth, certain, certainty
yaṣṣîb
fixed, sure; concretely, certainty
  • (n) the truth
  • "(adv) surely, reliably, truly"(adj) reliable, true, certain, sure

חֶלְמָ ֖א
חֶלְמָ
Root word dream, dreams
֖א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: חֵלֶם · hay-LEM

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: and the dream
the dream ×8 unto me the dream ×3 a dream ×2 me the dream ×2 and the dream ×1 dream ×1 is the dream ×1 of dreams ×1
More options
dream — Standard, universally understood rendering for any context.
vision — Prefer when the dream carries prophetic or divine revelation.
night vision — Emphasizes the nocturnal, visionary quality of the experience.
dreamlike revelation — Highlights the interpretive, God-given message within the dream.
omen — Use when the dream functions as a portent or sign.

BDB9527 H2493 H2472

BDB9526 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9528

חֵלֶם22 noun masculineDan 4:2 dream (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew חֲלוֺם, √ II. חלם); — absolute ׳ח Dan 4:2; Dan 7:1 emphatic חֶלְמָא Dan 2:4 +; suffix חֶלְמִי Dan 4:6, מָךְ- Dan 2:28 plural חֶלְמִין Dan 5:12dream, as vehicle of revelation Dan 2:4 + 10 t., Dan 4:3 + 6 t., Dan 5:12 to prophet Dan 7:1.

dream, dreams
ḥēlem
a dream
  • dream

וּ מְהֵימַ֥ן
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מְהֵימַ֥ן
Root word believed, faithful, sure
Dictionary form: אֲמַן · uh-MAHN

Verb — Haphel, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: thereof sure
he believed ×1 thereof sure ×1 was faithful ×1
More options
trust — Broad relational sense; best for personal faith contexts.
believe — Cognitive assent; modernizes KJV 'he believed'.
be faithful — Relational loyalty or reliability; suits covenant contexts.
be reliable — Emphasizes consistent trustworthiness of a person or thing.
be certain — Modernizes 'thereof sure'; stresses objective sureness.

BDB9308 H539 H540

BDB9307 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9309

[אֲמַן] verb Haph`el trust (Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect 3 masculine singular חֵימִן בֵּאלָחֵהּ Dan 6:24 Passive participle מְחֵימַן trusty, trustworthy, of person Dan 6:5, interpretation Dan 2:45.

believed, faithful, sure
ʾăman
to believe in
  • to confirm, support
    • (Aphel)
      • to believe in
      • "to trust"trustworthy (pass participle)

פִּשְׁרֵֽ הּ
פִּשְׁרֵֽ
Root word interpretation, interpretations
הּ
Suffix — pronoun his / him / it
Dictionary form: פְּשַׁר · peh-SHAHR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and the interpretation
the interpretation ×10 and the interpretation thereof ×3 unto me the interpretation ×3 and the interpretation ×2 is the interpretation ×2 interpretations ×1 me the interpretation ×1 me the interpretation thereof ×1
More options
interpretation — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.
meaning — Natural in conversational or explanatory contexts.
explanation — Emphasizes unpacking or making something clear.
solution — Apt when the 'interpretation' resolves a puzzle or dream.
reading — Useful for textual or symbolic decoding contexts.
sense — Idiomatic when conveying overall import or significance.

BDB9827 H6591 H6592

BDB9826 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9828

פְּשַׁר31 noun masculineDan 2:45 interpretation (of dream) (compare Biblical Hebrew as loan-word); — construct ׳פ Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:26; Dan 7:16 emphatic פִּשְׁרָא Dan 2:4 + 7 t. Daniel; + Dan 4:15; Dan 4:16 Kt (Qr הֵּ֯); הָ֯ Dan 2:7; Dan 5:12 suffix הֵּ֯ Dan 2:5; Dan 2:6 (twice in verse) + 11 t. Daniel; + Qr Dan 4:15; Dan 4:16 (Kt אָ֯); plural פִּשְׁרִין Dan 5:16.

interpretation, interpretations
pĕšar
an interpretation
  • interpretation (of dream)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
כָּל קֳבֵ֣ל דִּֽי חֲזַ֡יְתָ דִּ֣י מִטּוּרָא֩ אִתְגְּזֶ֨רֶת אֶ֜בֶן דִּי לָ֣א בִידַ֗יִן Revia — a lesser break וְ֠הַדֶּקֶת פַּרְזְלָ֨א נְחָשָׁ֤א חַסְפָּא֙ Pashta — a lesser break כַּסְפָּ֣א וְדַהֲבָ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break אֱלָ֥הּ רַב֙ Pashta — a lesser break הוֹדַ֣ע לְמַלְכָּ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break מָ֛ה Tevir — a lesser break דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֵ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break אַחֲרֵ֣י דְנָ֑ה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְיַצִּ֥יב חֶלְמָ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break וּמְהֵימַ֥ן פִּשְׁרֵֽהּ Silluq — end of the verse

כָּל-קֳבֵל דִּֽי-חֲזַיְתָ דִּי מִטּוּרָא אִתְגְּזֶרֶת אֶבֶן דִּי-לָא בִידַיִן וְהַדֶּקֶת פַּרְזְלָא נְחָשָׁא חַסְפָּא כַּסְפָּא וְדַהֲבָא אֱלָהּ רַב הוֹדַע לְמַלְכָּא מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא אַחֲרֵי דְנָה וְיַצִּיב חֶלְמָא וּמְהֵימַן פִּשְׁרֵֽהּ׃
45
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Cross References

Isaiah 28:16

לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי יִסַּד בְּצִיּוֹן אָבֶן אֶבֶן בֹּחַן פִּנַּת יִקְרַת מוּסָד מוּסָּד הַֽמַּאֲמִין לֹא יָחִֽישׁ׃
16
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I in Zion lay for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Genesis 41:32

וְעַל הִשָּׁנוֹת הַֽחֲלוֹם אֶל-פַּרְעֹה פַּֽעֲמָיִם כִּֽי-נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר מֵעִם הָֽאֱלֹהִים וּמְמַהֵר הָֽאֱלֹהִים לַֽעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃
32
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

2 Samuel 7:22

עַל-כֵּן גָּדַלְתָּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים כִּֽי-אֵין כָּמוֹךָ וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים זֽוּלָתֶךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃
22
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Deuteronomy 10:17

כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם הוּא אֱלֹהֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַֽאֲדֹנֵי הָֽאֲדֹנִים הָאֵל הַגָּדֹל הַגִּבֹּר וְהַנּוֹרָא אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יִשָּׂא פָנִים וְלֹא יִקַּח שֹֽׁחַד׃
17
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Psalms 48:1

גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַר-קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
1
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Malachi 1:11

כִּי מִמִּזְרַח-שֶׁמֶשׁ וְעַד-מְבוֹאוֹ גָּדוֹל שְׁמִי בַּגּוֹיִם וּבְכָל-מָקוֹם מֻקְטָר מֻגָּשׁ לִשְׁמִי וּמִנְחָה טְהוֹרָה כִּֽי-גָדוֹל שְׁמִי בַּגּוֹיִם אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

Jeremiah 32:18

עֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד לַֽאֲלָפִים וּמְשַׁלֵּם עֲוֹן אָבוֹת אֶל-חֵיק בְּנֵיהֶם אַחֲרֵיהֶם הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃
18
Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,

Genesis 41:28

הוּא הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל-פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר הָֽאֱלֹהִים עֹשֶׂה הֶרְאָה אֶת-פַּרְעֹֽה׃
28
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Psalms 135:5

כִּי אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי-גָדוֹל יְהוָה וַאֲדֹנֵינוּ מִכָּל-אֱלֹהִֽים׃
5
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

Matthew 24:35

οὐρανὸς καὶ γῆ παρελεύσονται οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν
35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Zechariah 12:3

וְהָיָה בַיּוֹם-הַהוּא אָשִׂים אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶבֶן מַֽעֲמָסָה לְכָל-הָעַמִּים כָּל-עֹמְסֶיהָ שָׂרוֹט יִשָּׂרֵטוּ וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עָלֶיהָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃
3
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Job 36:26

הֶן-אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא-חֵֽקֶר׃
26
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

Revelation 4:1

Μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον καὶ ἰδού θύρα ἠνεῳγμένη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ φωνὴ πρώτη ἣν ἤκουσα ὡς σάλπιγγος λαλούσης μετ' ἐμοῦ λέγουσα Ἀνάβα ὧδε καὶ δείξω σοι δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα
1
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

Psalms 96:4

כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד נוֹרָא הוּא עַל-כָּל-אֱלֹהִֽים׃
4
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:25

כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְנוֹרָא הוּא עַל-כָּל-אֱלֹהִֽים׃
25
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

2 Corinthians 10:4

τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων
4
(For the through weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Daniel 2:24

כָּל-קֳבֵל דְּנָה דָּֽנִיֵּאל עַל עַל-אַרְיוֹךְ דִּי מַנִּי מַלְכָּא לְהוֹבָדָה לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל אֲזַל׀ וְכֵן אֲמַר-לֵהּ לְחַכִּימֵי בָבֶל אַל-תְּהוֹבֵד הַעֵלְנִי קֳדָם מַלְכָּא וּפִשְׁרָא לְמַלְכָּא אֲחַוֵּֽא׃
24
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

Daniel 2:34

חָזֵה הֲוַיְתָ עַד דִּי הִתְגְּזֶרֶת אֶבֶן דִּי-לָא בִידַיִן וּמְחָת לְצַלְמָא עַל-רַגְלוֹהִי דִּי פַרְזְלָא וְחַסְפָּא וְהַדֵּקֶת הִמּֽוֹן׃
34
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake pieces. them to

Revelation 1:19

γράψον εἶδες καὶ εἰσὶν καὶ μέλλει γινέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα
19
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Nehemiah 9:32

וְעַתָּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּרִית וְהַחֶסֶד אַל-יִמְעַט לְפָנֶיךָ אֵת כָּל-הַתְּלָאָה אֲֽשֶׁר-מְצָאַתְנוּ לִמְלָכֵינוּ לְשָׂרֵינוּ וּלְכֹֽהֲנֵינוּ וְלִנְבִיאֵנוּ וְלַֽאֲבֹתֵינוּ וּלְכָל-עַמֶּךָ מִימֵי מַלְכֵי אַשּׁוּר עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
32
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.