Daniel 3:9

עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי

They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

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אֱדַיִן סָרְכַיָּא וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּן הַרְגִּשׁוּ עַל-מַלְכָּא וְכֵן אָמְרִין לֵהּ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִֽי׃

Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Daniel 5:10

מַלְכְּתָא לָקֳבֵל מִלֵּי מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי לְבֵית מִשְׁתְּיָא עַלַּלת עֲנָת מַלְכְּתָא וַאֲמֶרֶת מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִי אַֽל-יְבַהֲלוּךְ רַעְיוֹנָךְ וְזִיוָיךְ אַל-יִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ׃

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

Daniel 2:4

וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּים לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲרָמִית מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִי אֱמַר חֶלְמָא לְעַבְדָיךְ וּפִשְׁרָא נְחַוֵּֽא׃

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

Daniel 6:21

אֱדַיִן דָּנִיֶּאל עִם-מַלְכָּא מַלִּל מַלְכָּא לְעָלְמִין חֱיִֽי׃

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

Daniel 3:4

וְכָרוֹזָא קָרֵא בְחָיִל לְכוֹן אָֽמְרִין עַֽמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

Romans 13:7

ἀπόδοτε οὖν πᾶσιν τὰς ὀφειλάς τῷ τὸν φόρον τὸν φόρον τῷ τὸ τέλος τὸ τέλος τῷ τὸν φόβον τὸν φόβον τῷ τὴν τιμὴν τὴν τιμήν

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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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.

עֲנוֹ֙ Pashta — a lesser break וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר Tipeha — a lesser break מַלְכָּ֑א Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מַלְכָּ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי Silluq — end of the verse

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עֲנוֹ֙

Root word answered, spake

Dictionary form: עֲנָה · uh-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3mp

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

עֲנוֹ

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In the KJV here: they spake

answered ×12 spake ×10 and spake ×2 he answered ×2 they answered ×2 therefore he spake ×1 they spake ×1

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answer — Most direct equivalent; use for replies to questions.

respond — Slightly more formal; suits deliberate or official replies.

speak up — Captures the sense of taking the floor to address others.

declare — Use when the speech is a solemn or public statement.

say — Broadest option; fits casual or narrative contexts.

speak — Good when no specific question is being answered.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9780 H6030 H6032

I. [עֲנָה] verb answer (see Biblical Hebrew I. עָנָה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular עֲנַת Dan 5:10 3 masculine plural עֲנוֺ Dan 2:7 +; Participle active (עֲנָה Nö^{GGA, 1884, 1021}) עָנֵה Dan 2:5 +, plural עָנַיִן (K^{§ 47 Beisp. e})) Dan 3:24 — always + אמר Participle, answered and said (ל [or קֳדָם] person usually following אדר; following ׳ע Dan 2:10; Dan 2:27; Dan 2:47): —

1. answer, make reply, to something said: Dan 2:5; Dan 2:7; Dan 2:8; Dan 2:10; Dan 2:27; Dan 3:16; Dan 3:24; Dan 3:25; Dan 4:16 b Dan 5:17; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:14.

2. respond to occasion, speak in view of a situation: Dan 2:15; Dan 2:20; Dan 2:26; Dan 3:9; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:19; Dan 3:24; Dan 3:26; Dan 3:28; Dan 4:16a; Dan 4:27; Dan 5:10.

Strong's Definition H6032

answered, spake

ʿănâ

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

to answer, respond

(P'al)

to answer, make reply

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings

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וְ אָ֣מְרִ֔ין

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אָ֣מְרִ֔ין

Root word said, commanded, tell, told, speak, …

Dictionary form: אֲמַר · uh-MAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqrmpa

Verb — Peal, Participle Active, masculine plural, absolute state simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אָמְרִין	Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Participle Active Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

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In the KJV here: and said

and said ×35 commanded ×5 and commanded ×4 tell ×3 said ×2 and he commanded ×1 and said unto them ×1 and saying ×1

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say — Most neutral, broadly applicable spoken communication.

tell — Prefer when information is directed at a specific recipient.

speak — Emphasizes the act of speaking rather than content.

declare — Formal or public announcement; elevated register.

command — Use when the utterance carries authoritative directive force.

order — Informal alternative to 'command'; direct, contemporary register.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9309 H560 H559

אֲמַר₇₁ verb say, tell, command (Biblical Hebrew אָמַר); —

Pe Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳א Dan 2:12 +, אֲמַ֑ר Dan 7:1 3 feminine singular אֲמֶ֫רֶר Dan 5:10 (K^{§ 38, 1 a}); 1 singular אַמְרֵת Dan 4:5 1 plural אֲאַ֫רְנָא Dan 5:4; Dan 5:9, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵאמַר (K^{§ 41}) Dan 2:7 +; 2 masculine plural תֵּאמְרוּן Jer 10:11, etc.; Imperative masculine singular אֱמַר Jer 2:4 +; masculine plural אֱמַרוּ Jer 2:9 Infinitive לְמֵאמַר vJer 2:9, לְמֵמַ֑ר Ezra 5:11 (K^{§ 41 a}); Participle אְמַר Dan 2:5 + often, plural אָֽמְרִין Dan 3:4; Ezra 5:3 +; —

1. say (often in phrase answer and say): followed by oratio recta [direct speech] (only), Dan 2:7; Dan 2:10 + 13 t. Daniel; Ezra 5:11 + ל person Dan 2:5; Dan 3:14 + 14 t. Daniel [plural with indefinite subject for passive Dan 4:28], Ezra 5:15 + קְָדָס person Dan 2:9; Dan 5:17; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:14 + כֵּן Dan 4:11; Dan 7:23, כֵּן with ל person Ezra 5:8; Dan 2:24; Dan 2:25; Dan 6:7, compare Dan 7:5 + כְּנֵמָא with ל person Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:9 + כִּדְנָךְ with ל person Jer 10:11 followed by accusative of thing + עַל person against whom Dan 3:29.

2. relate, tell: followed by accusative of thing Dan 4:6; Dan 4:15; Dan 7:1, + ל person Dan 2:4; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:7; Dan 7:16 (accusative of thing omitted), + קְָדָם person Dan 2:36; Dan 4:4; Dan 4:5.

3. command: followed by infinitive Dan 2:12; Dan 2:46 + 6 t. Daniel; followed by finite verb Dan 5:29; Dan 6:17; Dan 6:23 followed by ל person + or. rect. Dan 3:4 [pl. with indefinite subject, for passive, K^{§ 76 e}, so Dan 4:23].

Strong's Definition H560

said, commanded, tell, told, speak, …

ʾămar

to speak, to command

(P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate

Variations 24 forms of this word

Translations 27 English renderings

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לִ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר

לִ

Prefix — preposition to, for

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Nebuchadnezzar")

Dictionary form: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · neh-boo-kahd-nets-SAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

לִ	Speech Preposition
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: nebuchadnezzar

nebuchadnezzar ×26 then nebuchadnezzar ×2 o nebuchadnezzar ×1 of nebuchadnezzar ×1 was nebuchadnezzar ×1

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Nebuchadnezzar — Standard modern English spelling; use in most contexts.

Nebuchadrezzar — Closer to Babylonian original; preferred in scholarly work.

King Nebuchadnezzar — Add title when royal role needs emphasis.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9686 H5019 H5020

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר₃₁ proper name, masculine (= Biblical Hebrew רֶאצַּר-, etc.); — Dan 2:28 + 23 t. Daniel; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:5 ׳נְבֻכ Dan 3:3 + 3 t. Daniel.

Strong's Definition H5020

nebuchadnezzar

nĕbûkadneṣṣar

may Nebo protect the crown

Nebukadnetstsar (or Nebukadretsts(-ar, or)), king of Babylon

the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadrezzar

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מַלְכָּ ֑א

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

֑א

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: 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

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

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 Cooke^{71.3, 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

Kings

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מַלְכָּ ֖א

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

֖א

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: o 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

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

Strong's Definition H4430

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

Variations 15 forms of this word

Translations 35 English renderings

Kings

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לְ עָלְמִ֥ין

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

עָלְמִ֥ין

Root word ever, everlasting, old, never

Dictionary form: עָלַם · aw-LAHM

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

לְ	Speech Preposition
עָלְמִין	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: for ever

for ever ×8 is an everlasting ×4 ever ×3 old ×2 and ever ×1 shall never ×1

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eternal — Broad adjective; suits timeless, abstract contexts well.

everlasting — Modernized KJV form; emphasizes unending duration.

forever — Common adverbial use; best for phrases like 'forever and ever'.

age-old — Stresses ancient origin rather than future endlessness.

enduring — Softer register; highlights continuity over infinite time.

perpetual — Formal tone; fits legal or covenantal language.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9773 H5957 H5769

עָלַם noun [masculine] perpetuity, antiquity (see Biblical Hebrew III> עלם, עוֺלָם); — ׳ע absolute Dan 3:33 +, construct Dan 7:18 emphatic עָֽלְמָא Dan 2:20 +; plural עָֽלְמִין Dan 2:4 +, emphatic עָֽלְמַיָּא Dan 2:44; Dan 7:18 — perpetuity in the future: ׳מַלְכוּת ע Dan 3:33; Dan 7:27, compare Dan 4:31; Dan 7:14 ׳ע as adverb for ever Dan 4:31 עַדעָֽֿלְמָא וְעַדעָֿלַם עָֽלְמַיָּא Dan 7:18 plural ׳לְע for ever Dan 2:4; Dan 2:44; Dan 2:44; Dan 3:9; Dan 5:10; Dan 6:7; Dan 6:22; Dan 6:27 antiquity, מִןיֿוֺמָת עָֽלְמָא Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 of limitless time both past and future: ׳וְעַדעֿ ׳מִןעֿ Dan 2:20.

Strong's Definition H5957

ever, everlasting, old, never

ʿālam

remote time, i.e., the future or past indefinitely; often adverb, forever

perpetuity, antiquity, for ever

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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חֱיִֽי

Root word live

Dictionary form: חֲיָא · huh-YAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqv2ms

Verb — Peal, Imperative, second person masculine singular simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you"

חֱיִֽי

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Imperative Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: live

live ×5

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live — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

be alive — Emphasizes a state of living rather than an action.

survive — Prefer when context implies enduring threat or danger.

remain alive — Highlights continuation of life; slightly more emphatic.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9521 H2418 H2421

[חֲיָא] verb live (see Biblical Hebrew תָיָה); —

Pe`al Imperative לְעָֽלְמִין חֱיִי live for ever! Dan 2:4; Dan 3:9; Dan 5:10; Dan 6:7; Dan 6:22. Hiph`il Participle מַחֵא (K^{§ 11. 3 b}) γ) Hpt^{Kmp. Dn. 28}) Dan 5:19 let live.

Strong's Definition H2418

live

ḥăyāʾ

to live

to live

(P'al) to live

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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