Daniel 4:11

Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 4:8

רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ לְס֥וֹף כָּל אַרְעָֽא

The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

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Daniel 4:21

וְעָפְיֵהּ שַׁפִּיר וְאִנְבֵּהּ שַׂגִּיא וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא-בֵהּ תְּחֹתוֹהִי תְּדוּר חֵיוַת בָּרָא וּבְעַנְפוֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָן צִפֲּרֵי שְׁמַיָּֽא׃

Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

Deuteronomy 9:1

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה עֹבֵר הַיּוֹם אֶת-הַיַּרְדֵּן לָבֹא לָרֶשֶׁת גּוֹיִם גְּדֹלִים וַֽעֲצֻמִים מִמֶּךָּ עָרִים גְּדֹלֹת וּבְצֻרֹת בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

Matthew 11:23

καὶ σύ Καπερναούμ ἡ ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑψωθεῖσα ἕως ᾅδου καταβιβασθήσῃ· ὅτι εἰ ἐν Σοδόμοις ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν σοί ἔμειναν ἂν μέχρι τῆς σήμερον

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Genesis 11:4

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָבָה׀ נִבְנֶה-לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה-לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן-נָפוּץ עַל-פְּנֵי כָל-הָאָֽרֶץ׃

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

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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.

רְבָ֥ה אִֽילָנָ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break וּתְקִ֑ף Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְרוּמֵהּ֙ Pashta — a lesser break יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ Tipeha — a lesser break לְס֥וֹף כָּל אַרְעָֽא Silluq — end of the verse

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רְבָ֥ה

Root word grown, grew, made

Dictionary form: רְבָה · reh-BAW

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqp3ms

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

רְבָה

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

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In English

In the KJV here: grew

grew ×2 art grown ×1 is grown ×1 made man ×1 were grown ×1

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grow — Most natural, broadly applicable rendering for increase in size.

become great — Emphasizes magnitude or status, not just physical growth.

grow up — Best for maturing persons or living things.

increase — Suits contexts of quantity or numerical growth.

be made great — Passive; highlights divine or external agency.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9883 H7236 H7235

רְבָה verb grow great (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew I. רבה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Dan 4:8 +; 3 feminine singular רְבָת v.Dan 4:19 2 masculine singular רְבַיְתָ Kt ( > רְבַת Qr K^{§ 47, Beisp. 1})a)) v.Dan 4:19 — grow tall and large, of tree Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17 grow long, of hair v.Dan 4:30 figurative grow great, of king v.Dan 4:19, increase, of greatness v.Dan 4:19. Pa`el make great: Perfect 3 masculine singular רַבִּי Dan 2:48 with ל accusative of person

Strong's Definition H7236

grown, grew, made

rĕbâ

to increase (in whatever respect)

to grow great

(P'al) to grow long, grow tall and large, grow great, increase

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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Word Parts

אִֽילָנָ ֖א

אִֽילָנָ

Root word tree

֖א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: אִילָן · ee-LAWN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsd/Td

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

אִֽילָנָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: the tree

the tree ×5 a tree ×1

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tree — Most natural, universally understood default choice.

great tree — Captures the word's connotation of a large, stately tree.

timber tree — Emphasizes the tree as a solid, substantial wooden plant.

woody plant — Precise botanical register; useful in descriptive or scientific contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9278 H363

אִילָן (D¹³⁸) noun masculine^{Dan 4:7} tree (ᵑ7 אִילָן, Syriac ; compare Biblical Hebrew אֵלָה, אֵלוֺן); — absolute׳א Dan 4:7 emphatic נָא- v.Dan 4:8 v.Dan 4:11 v.Dan 4:17 v.Dan 4:20 v.Dan 4:23.

Strong's Definition H363

tree

ʾîlān

a tree

tree

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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וּ תְקִ֑ף

וּ

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

תְקִ֑ף

Root word strong, firm, hardened

Dictionary form: תְּקֵף · teh-KAPE

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqp3ms

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

וּ	Speech Conjunction
תְקִף	Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

Verb Chart

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In English

In the KJV here: and was strong

and was strong ×2 and become strong ×1 and to make a firm ×1 hardened ×1

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grow strong — Best for contexts showing increasing power or strength.

harden — Ideal when resistance or stubbornness is implied.

strengthen — Emphasizes active reinforcement; suits causative contexts.

become firm — Highlights resolve or solidity; good for abstract contexts.

prevail — Useful when dominance over opposition is in view.

become mighty — Elevates intensity; suits royal or military contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB10015 H8630 H8631

[תְּקֵף] verb grow strong (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew, q. v., (late)) —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular תְּקִ֑ף, of tree, Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17 2 masculine singular תְּקֵמְתְּ Dan 4:19 of king; 3 feminine singular תְִּקַפַת Dan 5:20 figurative grow arrogant, of spirit of man. Pa`el make strong, stringent: Infinitive לְתַקָּפָה Dan 6:8 accusative of interdict.

Strong's Definition H8631

strong, firm, hardened

tĕqēp

to become (causatively, make) mighty or (figuratively) obstinate

to grow strong, be hardened

(P'al)

to grow strong, be hardened

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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וְ רוּמֵ הּ֙

וְ

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

רוּמֵ

Root word height

הּ֙

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: רוּם · room

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

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

וְ	Speech Conjunction
רוּמֵ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
הּ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and the height

and the height ×2 whose height ×2 the height ×1

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height — Most natural, direct equivalent; broadly applicable.

altitude — Prefer for measurable or vertical distance contexts.

elevation — Good for geographic or architectural descriptions.

stature — Use when referring to the height of a living being.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9896 H7314

[רוּם] noun masculine^{Dan 4:7} height; — suffix רוּמֵהּ, of temple Ezra 6:3, image Dan 3:1, tree in vision Dan 4:7; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17.

Strong's Definition H7314

height

rûm

(literally) altitude

height

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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יִמְטֵ֣א

Root word came, reached, reacheth, come

Dictionary form: מְטָא · meh-TAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms

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)"

יִמְטֵא

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: thereof reached

came ×2 and came ×1 and reacheth ×1 is come ×1 reached ×1 thereof reached ×1 they came ×1

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reach — Best for conveying extent or arrival at a boundary.

arrive — Formal; suits a person or thing coming to a destination.

come — Broad, natural; good default for most narrative contexts.

get to — Colloquial; vivid for reaching a place after effort.

extend to — Spatial sense; ideal when describing physical boundaries.

attain — Suits abstract goals or heights rather than physical places.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9655 H4291

מְטָא, מְטָה verb reach, attain (Targam id., Syriac , compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^{Lex. 108}; Ethiopic Arabic (for ) Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 736}; distinct from Biblical Hebrew מָצָא, etc., q. v.); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular מְטָא Dan 4:25, ָ ה Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22 3 feminine singular מְטַת Dan 4:19, מְטָת v.Dan 4:21 Qr (Kt, erroneous, מטית K^{§ 47, Beisp. 1}) a)); 3 masculine plural מְטוֺ Dan 6:25 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִמְטֵא Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17 —

1. a. reach, come to Dan 6:25 (ל location); come unto, as far as Dan 7:13 (עַד person); absolute arrive Dan 7:22 (of time; ᵐ5 ἐδόθη; see Nes^{MM 41} who compare Arabic IV. give).
b. reach, extend, ל location Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19.

2. with עַל person come upon, befall Dan 4:21; Dan 4:25.

Strong's Definition H4291

came, reached, reacheth, come

mĕṭāʾ

to arrive, extend or happen

to reach, come upon, attain

(P'al)

to reach, come to

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings

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לִ שְׁמַיָּ ֔א

לִ

Prefix — preposition to, for

שְׁמַיָּ

Root word heaven, heavens

֔א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: שָׁמַיִן · shaw-ma-YIN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmpd/Td

Noun — Common, masculine plural, determined state plural — usually add "-s"; determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

לִ	Speech Preposition
שְׁמַיָּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: unto heaven

of heaven ×21 heaven ×4 of the heaven ×4 unto heaven ×3 in heaven ×2 the heavens ×2 heavens ×1 unto the heaven ×1

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sky — Natural, everyday register; best for physical atmosphere.

heavens — Slightly elevated; suits poetic or cosmic contexts.

heaven — Theological/religious register; dwelling place of God.

skies — Vivid, plural imagery; good for weather or creation poetry.

celestial realm — Formal or liturgical; emphasizes divine domain.

upper realm — Neutral periphrasis when ambiguity between sky and heaven matters.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9965 H8064 H8065

[שְׁמַ֫יִן] noun masculine plural heavens (Biblical Hebrew [שָׁמַי], שָׁמַיִם, √ שׁמה); — always emphatic שְׁמַיָּא:

1. visible sky Jer 10:11; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:10; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:27; Dan 4:28 ׳עוֺף שׁ Dan 2:38 ׳צִפֲּרֵי שׁ Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 ׳טַל שׁ v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20 v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21 ׳רוּחֵי שׁ Dan 7:2 winds of the sky; ׳עֲנָנֵי שׁ vDan 7:13 heavens + earth = universe Jer 10:11, where God shews signs Dan 6:28.

2.heavens as abode of God Dan 2:28; Dan 4:31, hence, figurative, as ruling v.Dan 4:23 (׳שׁ sometimes = God in Late Hebrew, J, Aramaic, D^{Worte Jesu 179; Eng.Tr.218 f.}); as abode of angels v.Dan 4:32 (Dr); elsewhere in phrase ׳אֱלָהּ שׁ Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19; Dan 2:37; Dan 2:44; Ezra 5:11; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:23 (twice in verse), ׳מֶלֶךְ שׁ Dan 4:34, ׳מָרֵא שׁ Dan 5:23.

Strong's Definition H8065

heaven, heavens

šāmayin

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

heaven, heavens, sky

visible sky

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

God of Heaven

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וַ חֲזוֹתֵ ֖הּ

וַ

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

חֲזוֹתֵ

Root word sight

֖הּ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: חֲזוֹת · huh-DZOTE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

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

וַ	Speech Conjunction
חֲזוֹתֵ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Construct
הּ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and the sight

and the sight ×2

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sight — Most natural general equivalent; broadly applicable.

vision — Prefer when context involves prophetic or divine seeing.

appearance — Emphasizes how something looks to an observer.

view — Good for descriptions of a visual scene or panorama.

spectacle — Use when the sight is striking or remarkable in nature.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9518 H2379

[חֲזוֺת K^{§ 55, 6 b) 2}; read perhaps וּת- K^{§ 61, 4 b), Anm.}] noun feminine sight, visibility (see Schulth^{ZAW xxii (1902). 165 f.}); — suffix חֲווֺהֵתּ Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17.

Strong's Definition H2379

sight

ḥăzôt

a view

view, sight, visibility

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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לְ ס֥וֹף

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

ס֥וֹף

Root word end

Dictionary form: סוֹף · sope

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

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

לְ	Speech Preposition
סוֹף	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: thereof to the end

the end ×2 is the end ×1 thereof to the end ×1 to the end ×1

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end — Most neutral and versatile rendering for general use.

conclusion — Prefer for formal or literary contexts emphasizing finality.

close — Good for narrative endings or temporal sequence.

finish — Suits contexts stressing completion of an event or process.

outcome — Use when result or consequence is in view.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9736 H5491

סוֺף noun [masculine] end; — construct ׳ס end of the earth Dan 4:8; Dan 4:19 emphatic סוֺפָא Dan 7:28 end, conclusion of the matter; ׳עַדסֿ = for ever Dan 6:27; Dan 7:26.

סוּפֹּנְיָה, סיפניה see סוּמְפֹּנְיָה. above

Strong's Definition H5491

end

sôp

a termination

end, conclusion

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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כָּל

Root word all, any, as, whole, every, …

Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

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

כָּל	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: of all

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

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 Cooke^{No. 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

Variations 19 forms of this word

Translations 38 English renderings

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אַרְעָֽ א

אַרְעָֽ

Root word earth, inferior

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: אֲרַע · uh-RA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsd/Td

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

אַרְעָֽ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: the earth

the earth ×7 of the earth ×5 earth ×2 and earth ×1 and in earth ×1 from the earth ×1 in the earth ×1 inferior ×1

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earth — Most natural default; fits cosmological and physical contexts.

ground — Prefer when surface or soil is emphasized.

land — Good for territorial or regional nuance.

world — Use when scope is broad or universal.

lower — For the 'inferior/lesser' sense in comparisons.

earthly — Adjectival use; contrasts heavenly with mundane.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9347 H772 H776

[אֲרַע]₂₁ noun [feminine] earth (so ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ, q. v.); — emphatic אַרְעָא Dan 2:35; Dan 2:39 + 16 t. Daniel; Ezra 5:11; Jer 10:11b; אַ֫רְעָא (D^{§§ 9, 5 a; 44, 1 n}) = אֲרַע + ָ֯ of direction, earthward, i.e. downward, אַרְעָא מִנָּח Dan 2:39 Kt lower than thou, i.e. inferior to thee Qr אֲרַע (compare ᵑ7 אֲרַע מִן Ruth 4:4); — Jer 10:11a see [ אֲרַק].

BDB9349 H772 H778

[אֲרַק] noun [feminine] earth (= [אֲרַע]; ארקא Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{Pap. B 15} + often (sometimes also ארעא, as ib.¹⁶), Nineveh and Babylonian Aramaic Cooke¹⁹², also Mandean Nö^{M§ 66, Zinjirli}, Lzb²²⁷ Cooke¹⁶⁶ (compare 183); עק֑, as Zinjirli מוצאמ֑וקא, רצהר֑קי, Cooke^{166, 185}; compare K^{§ 7, 2 and anm. i and references}, Cooke¹⁸⁵ Nö^{ZMG xivii (1893), 100}; M § 66 Gunk^{Schöpf. 18} Lzb^{Eph. I. 223} SAC^{JQ, 1903-4, 273}); — emphatic אַרְקָא Jer 10:11a.

Strong's Definition H772

earth, inferior

ʾăraʿ

the earth; by implication (figuratively) low

earth, world, ground

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings

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