Daniel 3:22

כָּל קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה מִן דִּ֞י מִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ מַחְצְפָ֔ה וְאַתּוּנָ֖א אֵזֵ֣ה יַתִּ֑ירָה גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ דִּ֤י הַסִּ֙קוּ֙ לְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ קַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹן שְׁבִיבָ֖א דִּ֥י נוּרָֽא
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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Proverbs 11:8

צַדִּיק מִצָּרָה נֶחֱלָץ וַיָּבֹא רָשָׁע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Proverbs 21:18

כֹּפֶר לַצַּדִּיק רָשָׁע וְתַחַת יְשָׁרִים בּוֹגֵֽד׃
18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Daniel 6:24

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא וְהַיְתִיו גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ דִּֽי-אֲכַלוּ קַרְצוֹהִי דִּי דָֽנִיֵּאל וּלְגֹב אַרְיָוָתָא רְמוֹ אִנּוּן בְּנֵיהוֹן וּנְשֵׁיהוֹן וְלָֽא-מְטוֹ לְאַרְעִית גֻּבָּא עַד דִּֽי-שְׁלִטֽוּ בְהוֹן אַרְיָוָתָא וְכָל-גַּרְמֵיהוֹן הַדִּֽקוּ׃
24
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake pieces all their bones in or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Exodus 12:33

וַתֶּֽחֱזַק מִצְרַיִם עַל-הָעָם לְמַהֵר לְשַׁלְּחָם מִן-הָאָרֶץ כִּי אָֽמְרוּ כֻּלָּנוּ מֵתִֽים׃
33
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

Daniel 2:15

עָנֵה וְאָמַר לְאַרְיוֹךְ שַׁלִּיטָא דִֽי-מַלְכָּא עַל-מָה דָתָא מְהַחְצְפָה מִן-קֳדָם מַלְכָּא אֱדַיִן מִלְּתָא הוֹדַע אַרְיוֹךְ לְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃
15
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

Acts 12:19

Ἡρῴδης δὲ ἐπιζητήσας αὐτὸν καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν ἀνακρίνας τοὺς φύλακας ἐκέλευσεν ἀπαχθῆναι καὶ κατελθὼν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν διέτριβεν
19
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.

Zechariah 12:2

הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי שָׂם אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם סַף-רַעַל לְכָל-הָעַמִּים סָבִיב וְגַם עַל-יְהוּדָה יִֽהְיֶה בַמָּצוֹר עַל-יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
2
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

Matthew 27:5

καὶ ῥίψας τὰ ἀργύρια ἐν τῷ ναῷ ἀνεχώρησεν καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπήγξατο
5
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Daniel 1:7

וַיָּשֶׂם לָהֶם שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים שֵׁמוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם לְדָֽנִיֵּאל בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה שַׁדְרַךְ וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵל מֵישַׁךְ וְלַעֲזַרְיָה עֲבֵד נְגֽוֹ׃
7
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
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Daniel 3:22
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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
כָּל קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֗ה Revia — a lesser break מִן דִּ֞י מִלַּ֤ת מַלְכָּא֙ Pashta — a lesser break מַחְצְפָ֔ה Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְאַתּוּנָ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break אֵזֵ֣ה יַתִּ֑ירָה Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ Revia — a lesser break דִּ֤י הַסִּ֙קוּ֙ Pashta — a lesser break לְשַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ Pashta — a lesser break וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break קַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break שְׁבִיבָ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break דִּ֥י נוּרָֽא Silluq — end of the verse
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כָּ ל
כָּ
Prefix — connector connects — usually "and"
ל
Conjunction all, any, as, whole, every, …
Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/C
Conjunction
כָּ Speech Conjunction
ל Speech Conjunction
In English
In the KJV here: therefore
all ×24 and all ×9 any ×5 the whole ×5 every ×3 forasmuch as ×3 in all ×3 as ×2
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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.

Strong's Definition H3606
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
Variations 19 forms of this word
Translations 38 English renderings
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קֳבֵ֣ל
קֳבֵ֣ל
Conjunction as, because, before, therefore, though, …
Dictionary form: קְבֵל · keh-BALE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C
Conjunction
קֳבֵל Speech Conjunction
In English
because ×3 before ×3 therefore ×3 according to ×1 as ×1 by reason of ×1 for ×1 forasmuch ×1
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9612 H3605 H3606 H6903

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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 NöLCB, 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].

Strong's Definition H6903
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
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 15 English renderings
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דְּנָ֗ה
דְּנָ֗ה
Conjunction this, these, thus, wherefore, aforetime, …
Dictionary form: דֵּן · dane
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C
Conjunction
דְּנָה Speech Conjunction
In English
this ×28 and this ×3 of this ×3 these ×2 thus ×2 aforetime ×1 after this sort ×1 another ×1
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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 (NöM 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

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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).

Strong's Definition H1836
this, these, thus, wherefore, aforetime, …
dēn
this
  • (demons pron) this, on account of this
    • "(adv) therefore
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 18 English renderings
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מִן
מִן
Conjunction of, from, part, because, after, …
Dictionary form: מִן · min
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Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C
Conjunction
מִן Speech Conjunction
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In the KJV here: because
from ×23 of ×19 out of ×8 from me ×3 of thee ×3 thee from ×3 and i ×2 and part ×2
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from — Core spatial/temporal origin; broadest default choice.
out of — Emphasizes emergence or separation from a source.
of — Partitive or genitive relationship; less directional than 'from'.
because of — Prefer when מִן expresses cause or reason.
than — Use in comparative constructions.
since — Temporal use; marks a starting point in time.
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BDB9670 H4481 H4480

BDB9669 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9671

מִן preposition from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than (Biblical Hebrew and general Aramaic id.); — rarely assimilated, as in Hebrew, see Dan 6:5 מִצַּד, Ezra 5:11; Ezra 6:14 suffix מִנִּי, מִנָּךְ 3 masculine מִנֵּהּ, feminine מִנַּהּ Dan 2:42; Dan 7:24 3 masculine plural מִנְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Tariff ii. a 34; Nabataean, Egyptian Aramaic מנהם, CookeNo. 89. 6, S-CPap. A 10) Dan 2:33 (twice in verse); Dan 2:41 (twice in verse); Dan 2:42 (twice in verse) Kt (Qr each time feminine מִנְּהֵן), Dan 6:3 (twice in verse); —

1. of place:
  a. from, Dan 4:10; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:28; Dan 7:4 +, מִן תַּמָּה Ezra 6:6 figurative on the side or part of (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 c) Dan 6:5 מִצַּד מַלְכוּתָא.
  b. out of, Dan 3:15; Dan 3:26; Dan 5:2; Dan 7:3, etc.
  c. (coming) from Dan 2:35, away from, Dan 2:45; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:28; Jer 10:11.
  d. to ask or exact of a person, Dan 2:16; Dan 2:49 +; Ezra 7:26 to deliver from Dan 6:21.
2. a. of the source (Biblical Hebrew 2 b), as to be fed from Dan 4:9 or author (ib. d), מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם = by me is a decree made, Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3 (Dan 6:27 מִןקֳֿדָמַי), Ezra 4:19 +, compare Ezra 5:17 מִנַּי = on my part Dan 2:5; Dan 2:8 (see אַזְדָּא).
  b. of the immediate cause, as a result of, by, Dan 4:22 (= ב v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20), v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21: so with a verb of fearing Dan 5:19.
  c. of the remoter cause, by reason of (Biblical Hebrew 2 f ), Dan 5:19 מִןרְֿבוּתָא, Dan 7:11 so מִןדִּֿי, see דִּי
3. d. of the norm (compare Biblical Hebrew 2 g) = at, according to, Ezra 6:14 ׳מִןטַֿעַם אֱלָהּ יִשׂ at the decree of, etc., Ezra 7:23; Dan 2:8 מִןיַֿצִּיב according to certainty, vDan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט.
3. partitively (Biblical Hebrew 3), Dan 6:3 חַד מִנְּהוֺן, Dan 7:8; Dan 7:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13 (some) of Dan 2:41 מִןנִֿצְבְּתָא; מִנְּהוֺן מִ֗֗֗נְּהוֺן some . . . others of them Dan 2:33; Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42a; so vDan 2:42b מִ֗֗֗נַּהּ.
4. of time, from, Dan 2:20 (מִן ֗֗֗ וְעַד), Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 see also אְדַיִן and דַּי
4.
5. in comparisons, different from Dan 7:3; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23; Dan 7:24, beyond, more than Dan 2:30; Dan 2:39; Dan 6:30; Dan 7:20 end; Dan 4:13 לִבְבֵהּ מִןאֲֿנָשָׁא יְשַׁנּוֺן let his heart be changed away from man's (Biblical Hebrew 7 b b; Isa 52:14).
6. compounds: — see לְוָת, קֳדָס, [קַדְמָה], תְּחוֺת.

מְנֵא see מנה. below
Strong's Definition H4481
of, from, part, because, after, …
min
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of
  • from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
    • from, out of (of place)
      • "from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source)"from (of time)"beyond, more than (in comparisons)
Variations 14 forms of this word
Translations 47 English renderings
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Word Parts
דִּ֞י
דִּ֞י
Conjunction that, of, which, whom, whose, …
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C
Conjunction
דִּי Speech Conjunction
In English
that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
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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.
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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).

Strong's Definition H1768
that, of, which, whom, whose, …
dî
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
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 43 English renderings
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Word Parts
מִלַּ֤ת
מִלַּ֤ת
Root word thing, words, matter, things, word, …
Dictionary form: מִלָּה · mil-LAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncfsc
Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word
מִלַּת Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct
In English
In the KJV here: commandment
the thing ×3 matter ×2 of the thing ×2 the matter ×2 words ×2 and made the thing ×1 commandment ×1 great words ×1
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word — Core meaning; best for speech or divine utterance contexts.
matter — Modernizes KJV 'matter'; suits topics or affairs under discussion.
thing — Broadest sense; use when referencing a non-verbal subject or event.
statement — Emphasizes a formal or authoritative declaration.
command — Preferred when the word carries directive or royal force.
message — Highlights communicated content passed between parties.
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BDB9668 H4406

BDB9667 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9669

מִלָּה noun feminine word, thing; — absolute ׳מ Dan 2:9 +, construct מִלַּת vDan 2:10 +; emphatic vDan 2:5 +, ָ  א, vDan 2:8 +; plural absolute מִלּין Dan 7:1; Dan 7:25, construct מִלֵּי Dan 5:10, emphatic מִלַּיָּא Dan 7:11; Dan 7:16 —

1. word, utterance Dan 4:28; Dan 6:15, plural Dan 5:10; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:25 in bad sense, כִדְבָח וּשְׁחִיתָה ׳מ Dan 2:9, מִלַּיָּא רַבְרְבָתָא Dan 7:11 (compare רַבְרְבָן alone vDan 7:8 vDan 7:20); word of God's judgment Dan 4:30 = command Dan 2:5; Dan 2:8; Dan 3:22; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:13.
2. thing, affair, matter: Dan 2:10 (twice in verse); Dan 2:11; Dan 2:15; Dan 2:17; Dan 2:23; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:26; Dan 7:28 (twice in verse), plural vDan 7:1 vDan 7:16.

Strong's Definition H4406
thing, words, matter, things, word, …
millâ
a word, command, discourse, or subject
  • word, thing
    • word, utterance, command
      • "thing, affair, matter
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 18 English renderings
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Word Parts
מַלְכָּ א֙
מַלְכָּ
Root word king, kings, royal
א֙
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsd/Td
Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)
מַלְכָּ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א Speech Particle Type Definite Article
In English
In the KJV here: the kings
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
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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.
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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).

Strong's Definition H4430
king, kings, royal
melek
a king
  • king
Variations 15 forms of this word
Translations 35 English renderings
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מַחְצְפָ֔ה
מַחְצְפָ֔ה
Root word hasty, urgent
Dictionary form: חֲצַף · huh-TSAHP
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Varfsa
Verb — Aphel, Participle Active, feminine singular, absolute state causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"
מַחְצְפָה Speech Verb Stem Aphel Type Participle Active Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: was urgent
so hasty ×1 was urgent ×1
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urgent — Best for commands or demands requiring immediate action.
pressing — Slightly softer; suits situational urgency or pressure.
insistent — Emphasizes repeated or forceful demanding.
hasty — Focuses on rushed action rather than external pressure.
impetuous — Highlights rash, unrestrained urgency; more literary register.
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BDB9540 H2685

BDB9539 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9541

חֲצַף verb Haph`el shew insolence, harshness (Late Hebrew חצף Hiph`il act insolently, so ᵑ7 Aph`el; Syriac be audacious); — Participle feminine מַחְצְפָה (K§ 33, 2 e)) Dan 3:22 overbearing (of command), מְהַחְצְפָה Dan 2:15 harsh (id.).

Strong's Definition H2685
hasty, urgent
ḥăṣap
properly, to shear or cut close; figuratively, to be severe
  • (Aphel) to be urgent, harsh, show insolence
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
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וְ אַתּוּנָ ֖א
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַתּוּנָ
Root word furnace
֖א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: אַתּוּן · at-TOON
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Ncmsd/Td
Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)
וְ Speech Conjunction
אַתּוּנָ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א Speech Particle Type Definite Article
In English
In the KJV here: and the furnace
furnace ×8 and the furnace ×1 the furnace ×1
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furnace — Standard modern rendering; broadly understood.
kiln — Emphasizes a fired structure for burning or smelting.
blazing furnace — Highlights intense heat; vivid in narrative contexts.
oven — More domestic feel; use only if context is small-scale.
smelting furnace — Technical; suited to metallurgical or industrial contexts.
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BDB9356 H861

BDB9355 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9357

אַתוּן noun masculineDan 3:19 (probably femininevDan 3:26) furnace (probably loan-word from Assyrian utûnu, atûnu, id., [also Tel Amarna], DHMVOJ 1.23 Buhl; Syriac hence Arabic as loan-word Frä26; Ethiopic Di763; conjectures on etymology in K§ 59 Anm. LagBN 111); — construct ׳א Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11; Dan 3:15; Dan 3:17; Dan 3:20; Dan 3:21; Dan 3:23; Dan 3:26 emphatic אַתוּנָא Dan 3:19; Dan 3:22.

אִתַי see אִיתַי.

Strong's Definition H861
furnace
ʾattûn
probably a fire-place, i.e., furnace
  • furnace
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Word Parts
אֵזֵ֣ה
אֵזֵ֣ה
Root word heat, heated, hot
Dictionary form: אֲזָא · uh-DZAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vqsmsa
Verb — Peal, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal a settled state — try "___ed"
אֵזֵה Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Participle Passive Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: hot
hot ×1 that they should heat ×1 to be heated ×1
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heat — Versatile verb; works as causative or stative.
be hot — Stative use; describes something already at high temperature.
make hot — Causative use; an agent deliberately raises temperature.
fire up — Colloquial; vivid for furnaces or intense heating contexts.
stoke — Suits contexts of intensifying an existing fire or heat source.
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BDB9279 H228

BDB9278 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9280

[אֲזָא] verb make hot, heat (ᵑ7 id. [rare]; compare Arabic kindle, burn); —

Pe`al Infinitive לְמֵזֵא (§ 11, 3 b)) Dan 3:19 (ל accusative), suffix לְמֵזְיֵהּ vDan 3:19 Passive participle אֵוֵה (K§ 15 e) vDan 3:22.

Strong's Definition H228
heat, heated, hot
ʾăzāʾ
to kindle; (by implication) to heat
  • (P'al) make hot, heat
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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יַתִּירָא
יַתִּירָא
Root word excellent, exceeding, exceedingly
Dictionary form: יַתִּיר · yaht-TEER
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Aafsa
Adjective — feminine singular, absolute state
יַתִּירָא Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: exceeding
an excellent ×2 and excellent ×2 exceeding ×1 exceedingly ×1 the others exceeding ×1 was excellent ×1
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exceptional — Broad modern adjective; fits most contexts well.
outstanding — Emphasizes standing above others; vivid and natural.
surpassing — Highlights degree of excess; good for comparative contexts.
extraordinary — Stronger register; suits grand or solemn descriptions.
exceedingly — Adverbial use; retain when modifying another adjective.
supreme — Stresses unrivaled quality; use for superlative emphasis.
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BDB9602 H3493 H3498

BDB9601 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9603

יַתִּיר adjective pre-eminent, surpassing (see Biblical Hebrew יתר); — masculine singular absolute ׳י Dan 2:31 feminine singular יַתִּירָא Dan 6:4, usually הָ֯ Dan 4:33; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14 as adverb exceedingly Dan 3:22; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19 (compare יתיר מתבריך EutSin. 498 which Lzb401 reads יתירית בריך).

Strong's Definition H3493
excellent, exceeding, exceedingly
yattîr
preeminent; as an adverb, very
  • (adj) pre-eminent, surpassing, extreme, extraordinary
    • "(adv) exceedingly, extremely
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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Word Parts
גֻּבְרַיָּ ֣א
גֻּבְרַיָּ
Root word men, certain, man
֣א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: גְּבַר · ɡeh-BAHR
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpd/Td
Noun — Common, masculine plural, determined state plural — usually add "-s"; determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)
גֻּבְרַיָּ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Determined
א Speech Particle Type Definite Article
In English
In the KJV here: men
men ×15 a man ×2 certain ×2 of the men ×2
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man — Default singular; broad and natural in most contexts.
male individual — More precise when gender specificity matters.
person — Gender-neutral; use when inclusive reading is preferred.
someone — Informal; good for indefinite or 'certain one' sense.
fellow — Colloquial; suits narrative contexts with informal tone.
individual — Neutral and formal; fits legal or official passages.
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BDB9400 H1399 H1400

BDB9399 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9401

גְּבַר21 noun masculine man (Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳נ Dan 2:25; Dan 5:11 plural absolute גֻּבְרִין (K§ 54, 3 e) Dan 3:24; Dan 3:25, also, = certain ones, vDan 3:8 vDan 3:12 vDan 3:20 emphatic גֻּבְרַיָּא Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:10; Ezra 6:8; Dan 3:12 + 9 t. Daniel.

Strong's Definition H1400
men, certain, man
gĕbar
a person
  • a man, a certain (one)
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 4 English renderings
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Word Parts
Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: אִלֵּךְ · il-LAKE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Pdxcp
Noun — Common, plural plural — usually add "-s"
Speech Noun Type Common Number Plural
Speech Pronoun Type Demonstrative Number Plural
In English
In the KJV here: those
these ×7 those ×2 and these ×1 of these ×1 to cause these ×1 unto these ×1 we those ×1
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these — Proximate demonstrative; preferred when referent is near or just mentioned.
those — Distal demonstrative; use when referent is more remote in context.
these ones — Adds slight emphasis or contrast to a specific group.
such — Useful when the referent is qualitative or categorical rather than physical.
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BDB9304 H479 H1791

BDB9303 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9305

אִלֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דֵּךְ, q. v.: Egyptian Aramaic אלך (Cooke207 RES361 B S-CPap. E 6+): with hâ prefixed, Old Syriac , feminine Nö§ 67, M§ 82 BurkittEvang. da-Mepharreshe ii.42, Christian-Palestinian Aramaic (masculine and feminine) SchwIdioticon 24; compare Arabic , Ethiopic : DiLex.1057: the demonstrative affix ך as in דֵּךְ, , etc.; WCG 110); — these, גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ these men, Dan 3:12; Dan 3:13; Dan 3:21; Dan 3:22; Dan 3:23; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:12; Dan 6:16; Dan 6:25; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 16:8b; also Ezra 5:9; Ezra 6:8a.

BDB9447 H1791 H479

BDB9446 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9448

דֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun masculine this, feminine דָּח; only Ezra; Daniel uses דִּכֵּן (Egyptian and Cappadocian Aramaic זך (CISii. 151 RŠS:361 B S-CPap. (feminine דכא, דכי ib.F 6, 9), LzbEph. i. 67); ᵑ7 דֵּיכֵי, feminine דָּח; Arabic ; Ethiopic From זֶה, דָּא (feminine), with the affix ך (WCG 110), thus literally = German dieser da. The plural is אִלֵּח, q. v.); — this (always after its substantive), Ezra 5:16 שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵח, vEzra 5:17 בֵּיתאֱֿלָהָא דֵח, Ezra 6:7; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:12 feminine Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:16 (twice in verse); Ezra 4:19; Ezra 4:21 all קִרְיְתָא דָח, Ezra 5:8.

Strong's Definition H479
these, those
ʾillēk
these
  • these, those
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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Word Parts
דִּ֤י
דִּ֤י
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Tr
Particle — Relative
דִּי Speech Particle Type Relative
In English
In the KJV here: of
that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
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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.
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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).

Strong's Definition H1768
that, of, which, whom, whose, …
dî
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
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 43 English renderings
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Word Parts
הַסִּ֙קוּ֙
הַסִּ֙קוּ֙
Root word take, taken, up
Dictionary form: נְסַק · neh-SAHK
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vhp3mp
Verb — Haphel, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine plural causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "they"
הַסִּקוּ Speech Verb Stem Haphel Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural
In English
In the KJV here: took up
that they should take up ×1 took up ×1 was taken up ×1
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lift up — Broad, natural choice for physical upward movement.
take up — Modernized KJV form; clear and direct for removal/ascent.
carry up — Emphasizes transporting something to a higher place.
raise up — Highlights elevation; suits ceremonial or solemn contexts.
bring up — Implies movement toward a destination above.
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BDB9737 H5559 H5267

BDB9736 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9738

[סְלֵק] verb come up (Aramaic loan-word in Biblical Hebrew, q. v.); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular סִלְקַת Dan 7:20, תָ֯ (!) vDan 7:28 (K§ 25 b)); 3 masculine plural סְלִ֫קוּ Dan 2:29; Ezra 4:12 Participle feminine plural סָֽלְקָן Dan 7:3 — come up, מִן person Ezra 4:12, מִןיַֿמָּא Dan 7:3 absolute of horn in vision Dan 7:8; Dan 7:20 figurative of thoughts Dan 2:29. Haph`el lift, take up: Perfect 3 masculine plural הַסִּ֫קוּ (as if from נסק; K§ 44 b)) Dan 3:22 Infinitive לְהַנְסָקָה (Kl. e. Str§ 3 h) Dan 6:24 (מִן local), both with ל accusative of person Hoph`al (WCG225) be taken up: Perfect 3 masculine singular הֻסַּק Dan 6:24 (מִן local).

Strong's Definition H5267
take, taken, up
nĕsaq
to take up
  • to ascend, come up
    • (Aphel) to lift, take up
      • "(Hophal) to be taken up
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Word Parts
לְ שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ
לְ
Particle points to the object of the verb — leave untranslated
שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ
Noun
Dictionary form: שַׁדְרַךְ · shahd-RAHK
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar To/Np
Particle — Direct Object Marker
לְ Speech Particle Type Direct Object Marker
שַׁדְרַךְ Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: shadrach
shadrach ×13 o shadrach ×1
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Shadrach — Standard anglicized form; use in most contexts.
Shadrak — Alternate spelling closer to Hebrew/Aramaic phonology.
Shad-rach — Hyphenated form useful for emphasizing syllable stress in study aids.
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BDB9935 H7714 H7715

BDB9934 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9936

שַׁדְרַךְ13 proper name, masculine (compare Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 11 t. 3.

Strong's Definition H7715
shadrach
šadrak
royal, the great scribe
Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions
  • the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord
    • also, 'Hananiah' (H2608)
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
Hananiah Friend of Daniel
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Word Parts
מֵישַׁךְ֙
מֵישַׁךְ֙
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Meshach")
Dictionary form: מֵישַׁךְ · may-SHAHK
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
מֵישַׁךְ Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: meshach
meshach ×14
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Meshach — Standard English rendering of this Babylonian proper name.
Mēšak — Scholarly transliteration for academic or critical editions.
Mishaku — Reconstructed Akkadian form; use in historically-focused contexts.
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BDB9657 H4335 H4336

BDB9656 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9658

מֵישַׁךְ proper name, masculine (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 11 t. 3.

Strong's Definition H4336
meshach
mêšak
guest of the king
Meshak, the Babylonian
  • the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord
    • original name 'Mishael'
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Mishael Friend of Daniel
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וַ עֲבֵ֣ד
וַ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עֲבֵ֣ד
Root word a name — transliterate it
Dictionary form: עֲבֵד נְגוֹא · uh-BADE neh-ɡOH
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Np
Noun — Proper Name
וַ Speech Conjunction
עֲבֵד Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
and abed-nego ×14
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Abednego — Standard modern English spelling; use in most contexts.
Abed-Nego — Hyphenated form, highlights compound name structure.
Abed-nego — Mixed-case hyphenated; common in modern critical editions.
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BDB9747 H5665 H5664

BDB9746 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9748

עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine comrade of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 10 t. 3, +עֲבֵד נְגוֺא Dan 3:29 = עֲזַרְיָה Dan 2:17.

Strong's Definition H5665
abed-nego
ʿăbēd nĕgôʾ
servant of Nebo
Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah
  • the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord
    • also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Azariah Friend of Daniel
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Word Parts
נְג֔וֹ
נְג֔וֹ
Root word a name — transliterate it ("And abed-nego")
Dictionary form: עֲבֵד נְגוֹא · uh-BADE neh-ɡOH
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Np
Noun — Proper Name
נְגוֹ Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: and abed-nego
and abed-nego ×14
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Abednego — Standard modern English spelling; use in most contexts.
Abed-Nego — Hyphenated form, highlights compound name structure.
Abed-nego — Mixed-case hyphenated; common in modern critical editions.
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BDB9747 H5665 H5664

BDB9746 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9748

עֲבֵד נְגוֺ proper name, masculine comrade of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 10 t. 3, +עֲבֵד נְגוֺא Dan 3:29 = עֲזַרְיָה Dan 2:17.

Strong's Definition H5665
abed-nego
ʿăbēd nĕgôʾ
servant of Nebo
Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah
  • the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord
    • also, 'Azariah' (H5838 or H5839)
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 1 English renderings
Azariah Friend of Daniel
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קַטִּ֣ל
קַטִּ֣ל
Root word slain, slay, slew
Dictionary form: קְטַל · keh-TAHL
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Vpp3ms
Verb — Pael, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular intensive (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Piel completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"
קַטִּל Speech Verb Stem Pael Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: slew
men should be slain ×1 slain ×1 slew ×1 to be slain ×1 to slay ×1 was slain ×1
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kill — Broadest, most neutral modern term for taking life.
slay — Modernized KJV form; suits solemn or literary contexts.
put to death — Emphasizes official or judicial execution.
execute — Best when death is carried out by authority or decree.
slaughter — Implies mass or brutal killing; heightens violence.
cut down — Vivid idiom; suits battlefield or swift killing scenes.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9859 H6991 H6992

BDB9858 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9860

[קְטַל] verb slay (ᵑ7 Syriac (often); see Biblical Hebrew (late, rare)); —

Pe`al Participle active קָטֵל Dan 5:19, accusative of person Pe`îl be slain: Perfect 3 masculine singular קְטִיל Dan 5:30, 3 feminine singular קְטִילַת Dan 7:11. Pa`el slay: Perfect 3 masculine singular קַטִּל Dan 3:22 (accusative of person); Infinitive לְקַטָּלָה Dan 2:14 (ל accusative of person). Hithpe`el be slain: Infinitive לְהִתְקְטָלָה Dan 2:13 Participle (= gerundive, K§ 76, 3) plural מִתְקַטְלִין vDan 2:13 were to be slain.

Strong's Definition H6992
slain, slay, slew
qĕṭal
to kill
  • to slay, kill
    • (P'al) to be slain
      • "(Pael) to slay"(Ithp'al) to be slain"(Ithpael) to be slain
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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Word Parts
Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: הִמּוֹ · him-MOH
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Pp3mp
Noun — masculine plural plural — usually add "-s"
Speech Noun Gender Masculine Number Plural
Speech Pronoun Type Personal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural
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them ×5 and made them ×1 are ×1 cause them ×1 them to ×1 those ×1
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them — Default pronoun for third-person plural objects.
they — Use when functioning as a subject pronoun.
those — Demonstrative use; pointing to a previously mentioned group.
these — Demonstrative; prefer when referents are near or just introduced.
are — Copular use; Aramaic equative clause with no overt verb.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9475 H1994 H1992

BDB9474 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9476

הִמּוֺ9 (Ezra), הִמּוֺן3 (Daniel), pronoun 3 plural they, them (= Biblical Hebrew הֵם, הֵמָּה, q. v., but the more original forms. Egyptian Aramaic המו CIS145 B 4 (Cooke207),149 A 1, S-CPap. C 7, 10 +; not ᵑ7 Syriac, which use אִנּוּן , , instead; Arabic , . The n in הִמּוֺן, as in דֵּין, אִלֵּין, by the side of זֶה, אֵלֶּה, ; NöM 86 WCG 106); — they, them:
  a. as nominative Ezra 5:11 אֲבַחְנָא הִמּוֺ עַבְדוֺהִי we are his servants (construction as in Syriac, Nö§ 312 D Matt 5:13, K§ 87. 3).
  b. as accusative (in Biblical Aramaic, as in Syriac, there being no verbal suffix of 3 plural; so Egyptian Aramaic Cooke76 B 4, S-CPap. E 5 +), En 2:34 והדקת הִמּוֺ and crushed them, v35; 3:22; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 5:5; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 5:14 (twice in verse); Ezra 5:15; Ezra 7:17. — compare אִנּוּן.

Strong's Definition H1994
them, those, are
himmô
they
  • they, them
    • they (subject)
      • "them (object)
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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Word Parts
שְׁבִיבָ ֖א
שְׁבִיבָ
Root word flame
֖א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: שְׂבִיב · seh-BEEB
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmsd/Td
Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)
שְׁבִיבָ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א Speech Particle Type Definite Article
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In the KJV here: the flame
flame ×1 the flame ×1
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flame — Modernized from KJV; direct, widely understood term.
blaze — Emphasizes intensity and active burning.
fire — Broader term; use when context allows generality.
flare — Suggests a sudden or leaping flame; vivid imagery.
inferno — Strong register; suits catastrophic or divine fire contexts.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9926 H7631

BDB9925 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9927

[שְׁבִיב] noun [masculine] flame; — emphatic שְׁבִיבָא דִּי נוּרָא Dan 3:22 plural absolute שְׁבִבִין דִּי נוּר Dan 7:9.

Strong's Definition H7631
flame
śĕbîb
flame (as split into tongues)
  • flame
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 2 English renderings
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Word Parts
דִּ֥י
דִּ֥י
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Tr
Particle — Relative
דִּי Speech Particle Type Relative
In English
In the KJV here: that
that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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).

Strong's Definition H1768
that, of, which, whom, whose, …
dî
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
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 43 English renderings
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נוּרָֽ א
נוּרָֽ
Root word fiery, fire
א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: נוּר · noor
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncbsd/Td
Noun — Common, both singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)
נוּרָֽ Speech Noun Type Common Gender Both Number Singular State Determined
א Speech Particle Type Definite Article
In English
In the KJV here: the fire
fiery ×8 of the fire ×3 the fire ×2 a fiery ×1 fire ×1 of fire ×1 was like the fiery ×1
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fire — Most direct rendering; best for concrete, literal contexts.
flame — Emphasizes the visible, active blaze; vivid and natural.
blaze — Dynamic and intense; suits dramatic or threatening fire.
fiery — Adjectival use; prefer when modifying a noun directly.
burning — Highlights ongoing process; good for furnace or judgment imagery.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9701 H5135 H5216

BDB9700 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9702

נוּר17 noun feminineDan 3:6 and masculineDan 7:9 fire (ᵑ7 Syriac; see √ נור Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳נ Dan 3:27; Dan 7:9 (twice in verse); Dan 7:10 emphatic נוּרָא Dan 3:6 + 12 t. 3.

Strong's Definition H5135
fiery, fire
nûr
fire
  • fire
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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