Daniel 5:12

כָּ ל

כָּ

Prefix — connector connects — usually "and"

ל

Conjunction all, any, as, whole, every, …

Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Conjunction

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.

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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 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.

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

קֳבֵ֡ל

Conjunction as, because, before, therefore, though, …

Dictionary form: קְבֵל · keh-BALE

Conjunction

In the KJV here: forasmuch as

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.

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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 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.

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קֳבֵל₂₉ substantive front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by דִּי as conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, Bev^{Dan 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, RES^{361 B5}).
b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CIS^{ii. 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 : Luzz^{Chald. Gr. § 123} Lambert^{RÉJ, 1895, 47 f.} Marti^{§ 95 d} Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703} Nes^{OLZ, 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 ᵑ7^J Gen 28:17; Gen 31:32, D^{§§ 47.7; 50}].

as, because, before, therefore, though, …

qĕbēl

(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence

(subst) front

דִּ֣י

Conjunction that, of, which, whom, whose, …

Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Conjunction

In the KJV here: whom

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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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 (Lzb^{267. 446} RES³⁶¹ S-C^{Pap. 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 SAC^{G1 62, 63} Cooke^{369 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.

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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).

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

ר֣וּחַ

Root word spirit, wind, winds, mind

Dictionary form: רוּחַ · ROO-ah

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: spirit

the spirit ×3 is the spirit ×2 spirit ×2 and his mind ×1 and the wind ×1 in my spirit ×1 winds ×1

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spirit — Modernized KJV form; best for divine or human inner life.

wind — Use for literal atmospheric movement or breath.

breath — Captures life-force nuance; overlaps with נְשָׁמָה contexts.

mind — Suits inner disposition or attitude passages.

vitality — Emphasizes life-energy; good for weakening or reviving scenes.

presence — For divine רוּחַ where 'spirit' feels too abstract.

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רוּחַ noun feminine^{Dan 5:12} wind, spirit; — ׳ר absolute Dan 5:12; Dan 6:4, construct Dan 4:5 +, emphatic רוּחָא Dan 2:35 suffix רוּחִי Dan 7:15, הֵּ֯ Dan 5:20 plural construct רוּחֵי Dan 7:2 —

1. wind Dan 2:35; Dan 7:2.

2. spirit:
a. of man, Dan 5:20; Dan 7:15 as faculty of knowledge, יַתִּירא ׳ר Dan 5:12; Dan 6:4.
b. אֱלָהִין קַדִּישִׁין ׳ר Dan 4:5; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:15; Dan 5:11, ׳א ׳ר vDan 5:14.

spirit, wind, winds, mind

rûaḥ

mind, spirit

spirit, wind

wind

of man

יַתִּירָ֡ה

Root word excellent, exceeding, exceedingly

Dictionary form: יַתִּיר · yaht-TEER

Adjective — feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: an excellent

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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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 Eut^{Sin. 498} which Lzb⁴⁰¹ reads יתירית בריך).

excellent, exceeding, exceedingly

yattîr

preeminent; as an adverb, very

(adj) pre-eminent, surpassing, extreme, extraordinary

וּ מַנְדַּ֡ע

וּ

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

מַנְדַּ֡ע

Root word knowledge, reason, understanding

Dictionary form: מַנְדַּע · mahn-DA

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and knowledge

and knowledge ×2 and mine understanding ×1 my reason ×1

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understanding — Broad default; fits cognitive and practical contexts well.

knowledge — Emphasizes acquired information; good for formal contexts.

reason — Highlights rational faculty; suits contexts of sanity or judgment.

insight — Suggests deeper, intuitive grasp; more nuanced register.

intelligence — Useful when mental capacity or acuity is foregrounded.

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מַנְדַּע noun [masculine] knowledge, power of knowing (ᵑ7^J id.; Syriac , ; Biblical Hebrew מַדָּע (late); compare 'Mandâ' = γνῶσις, Nö^{M xx}); — absolute Dan 5:12 emphatic דְּעָא- Dan 2:21 suffix דְּעִי- Dan 4:31; Dan 4:33.

knowledge, reason, understanding

mandaʿ

wisdom or intelligence

knowledge, power of knowing

וְ שָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ

וְ

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

שָׂכְלְתָנ֡וּ

Root word understanding

Dictionary form: שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ · soke-leh-taw-NOO

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and understanding

and understanding ×3

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understanding — Broadest, most natural modern equivalent.

discernment — Emphasizes keen judgment and insight.

insight — Highlights depth of perception; slightly more vivid.

wisdom — Stresses practical, applied knowledge.

intelligence — Suits contexts of mental acuity or capacity.

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שָׂכְלְתָנוּ (K^{§ 61, 4})) noun feminine insight; — Dan 5:11; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14.

understanding

śoklĕtānû

intelligence

insight

מְפַשַּׁ֣ר

Root word interpreting, make

Dictionary form: פְּשַׁר · peh-SHAHR

Verb — Pael, Participle Active, masculine singular, construct state intensive (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Piel ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: interpreting

interpreting ×1 make ×1

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interpret — Most natural modern rendering; broad applicability.

explain — Emphasizes clarity; good for dream or vision contexts.

decode — Vivid for hidden/mysterious messages; slightly informal.

expound — Slightly formal; suits religious or scholarly register.

unravel — Figurative; stresses solving something complex or obscure.

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[פְּשַׁר] verb interpret (a dream) (ᵑ7 id., Syriac , perhaps Egyptian Aramaic פשר Lzb³⁵⁵ SAC¹⁰⁰ (Arabic loan-word, see Frä²⁶³); Assyrian pašâru); —

Pe`al Infinitive לְמִפְשַׁר Dan 5:16, accusative of congnate meaning with verb פִשְׁרִין Pa`el Participle active מְפַשַׁר Dan 5:12, accusative חֶלְמִין.

interpreting, make

pĕšar

to interpret

to interpret

(P'al) to interpret

חֶלְמִין֩

Root word dream, dreams

Dictionary form: חֵלֶם · hay-LEM

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

In the KJV here: of dreams

the dream ×8 unto me the dream ×3 a dream ×2 me the dream ×2 and the dream ×1 dream ×1 is the dream ×1 of dreams ×1

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dream — Standard, universally understood rendering for any context.

vision — Prefer when the dream carries prophetic or divine revelation.

night vision — Emphasizes the nocturnal, visionary quality of the experience.

dreamlike revelation — Highlights the interpretive, God-given message within the dream.

omen — Use when the dream functions as a portent or sign.

BDB9527 H2493 H2472

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

dream, dreams

ḥēlem

a dream

dream

וַֽ אַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת

וַֽ

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

אַֽחֲוָיַ֨ת

Root word shewing

Dictionary form: אַחֲוָה · ah-huh-WAW

Verb — Haphel, Infinitive Construct, construct state causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil try "to ___" or "___ing"

In the KJV here: and shewing

and shewing ×1

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declaration — Formal announcement of revealed information; suits official contexts.

disclosure — Revealing something previously hidden or unknown.

explanation — Clarifying or interpreting a meaning; good for dream contexts.

announcement — Public or spoken proclamation; slightly less formal than declaration.

revelation — Emphasizes the unveiling of hidden truth; suits prophetic passages.

BDB9513 H263

[אַחֲוָיָה] noun feminine a declaring (properly Infinitive Aph`el, K^{§ 60. 1})); — construct אַחֲוָיַת אֲחִידָן Dan 5:12 the declaring of riddles (compare לְהַגִּיד הַחִרדָה Judg 14:14f., Bev).

shewing

ʾaḥăwâ

solution (of riddles)

declaration, a declaring

אֲחִידָ֜ן

Root word sentences

Dictionary form: אֲחִידָה · uh-hee-DAW

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

In the KJV here: of hard sentences

of hard sentences ×1

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riddle — Most natural modern word for an enigmatic puzzle or saying.

enigma — Formal register; suits literary or theological contexts.

difficult saying — Transparent, literal rendering; good for didactic prose.

cryptic statement — Highlights the obscure, veiled quality of the utterance.

dark saying — Modernizes KJV idiom; retains traditional poetic flavor.

BDB9511 H280

[אֲחִידָה] noun feminine riddle; — feminine plural absolute אֲחִידָן Dan 5:12.

sentences

ʾăḥîdâ

an enigma

puzzle, riddle

וּ מְשָׁרֵ֣א

וּ

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

מְשָׁרֵ֣א

Root word began, dissolve, dissolving, dwelleth, loose, …

Dictionary form: שְׁרֵא · sheh-RAY

Verb — Pael, Participle Active, masculine plural, construct state intensive (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Piel ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: and dissolving

and began ×1 and dissolve ×1 and dissolving ×1 dwelleth ×1 loose ×1 were loosed ×1

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untie — Best for physical release; clear, everyday register.

release — Broad use; suits legal or relational contexts well.

dissolve — Prefer for abstractions like covenants or knots of power.

loosen — Modernizes KJV 'loose'; good for gradual or partial release.

begin — Distinct sense: commencement of an action or dwelling.

dwell — Aramaic idiom for settling/residing; contextually specific.

BDB9984 H8271 H8281

[שְׁרָא]

verb 1. loosen.

2. abide (see Biblical Hebrew I. שׁרה); —

Pe`al Infinitive לְמִשְׁרֵא Dan 5:16 read ׳מִשׁ also vDan 5:12, for ׳מְשָׁ (K^{§ 40 n} M^{87 *} and others); — Passive participle שְׁרֵא (K^{§ 47. Beisp.} f)) Dan 2:22 plural שְׁרַיִן Dan 3:25 —

1. loosen: literal passive participle loosed Dan 3:25 (opposed to bound); figurative loosen knots, i.e. solve difficulties, Dan 5:12; Dan 5:16.

2. abide (from loosening girths, loads, at encampment; compare ᵑ7 Late Hebrew [also on passive participle]), figurative Dan 2:22 (עִם of person). Pa`el Perfect 3 masculine plural שָׁרִיו Ezra 5:2 begin (see Biblical Hebrew III. [חָלַל] Hiph`il 2), followed by infinitive Hithpa. Participle masculine plural מִשְׁתָּרַ֫יִן Dan 5:6 joints were loosened (in fear).

began, dissolve, dissolving, dwelleth, loose, …

šĕrēʾ

to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside

to loosen, abide, begin

(P'al)

to loosen

קִטְרִ֗ין

Root word doubts, joints

Dictionary form: קְטַר · keh-TAHR

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

In the KJV here: of doubts

doubts ×1 him so that the joints ×1 of doubts ×1

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enigma — Fits puzzling riddles or hard problems; slightly formal.

difficulty — Broad, neutral; works well in prose contexts.

knot — Captures the 'joints/binding' sense; vivid metaphor for a problem.

perplexity — Emphasizes mental confusion or bewilderment.

puzzle — Informal; suits explanatory or didactic passages.

joint — Use when the physical/anatomical sense is clearly in view.

BDB9861 H7001

[קְטַר] noun masculine^{Dan 5:6} joint, knot; — literal plural construct קִטְרֵי Dan 5:6 joints of his loin; figurative absolute קִטְרִין vDan 5:12 vDan 5:16, usually knotty things, difficulties (Syriac PS³⁵⁹¹); but probably of magic spells, banns (also Syriac PS^l.c., compare Brock^{319 b}), so Bev, see also Dr.

doubts, joints

qĕṭar

a knot (as tied up), i.e., (figuratively) a riddle; also a vertebra (as if a knot)

knot, joint, problem

joints (of the hip)

הִשְׁתְּכַ֤חַת

Root word found, find

Dictionary form: שְׁכַח · sheh-KA

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

In the KJV here: were found

was found ×4 find ×2 and art found ×1 and found ×1 and there was found ×1 found ×1 hath been made and it is found ×1 is found in thee ×1

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find — Most broadly useful; fits active discovery contexts.

discover — Emphasizes uncovering something previously unknown or hidden.

locate — Neutral, practical; suits searches with a specific target.

uncover — Highlights bringing something hidden to light.

come across — Informal; implies accidental or unexpected finding.

turn up — Colloquial; good for passive constructions — 'was turned up'.

BDB9950 H7912

[שְׁכַח] verb Haph`el (K^{§ 40, 4} Nö^{GGA 1884, 1019}) find (ᵑ7 שְׁכַח find, Syriac , Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^{Lex. 205}; Egyptian Aramaic השכח S-C^{E 5, pass.} אשתכךְ RŠS^{361A 2}): — Perfect 1 singular הַשְׁכַּ֫חַת Dan 2:25 3 masculine plural הַשְׁכַּ֫חוּ Ezra 4:19; Dan 6:12 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תְּהַשְׁכַּת Ezra 4:15; Ezra 7:16 Infinitive לְהַשְׁכָּחָה Dan 6:5 (twice in verse); — find, accusative of thing, Dan 6:5 (ל person), v.Dan 6:5 v.Dan 6:6 (ל person), v.Dan 6:6 (עַל person, accusative of thing omitted), Ezra 7:16 (ב location); followed by clause דִּי Ezra 4:15 (ב location), vEzra 4:19 accusative of person Dan 2:25 ל person Dan 6:12 ( + participle action.). Hithpe`el Perfect 3 masculine singular הִשְׁתְּכַח Dan 2:35 +, 2 masculine singular כַ֫חַתְּ- Dan 5:27, 3 feminine singular כַ֫חַת- Dan 5:11 +; be found, subject thing, ב location, Ezra 6:2 ב person Dan 5:11; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:14; Dan 6:24 עַל person v.Dan 6:5 ל person + קֳדָם person v.Dan 6:23 ל of thing Dan 2:35 (see אֲתַר); subject person Dan 5:27 + חַסִּר thou hast been found wanting (K^{§ 85, 3}).

שַׁכְלְלֵהּ etc., see כלל.

found, find

šĕkaḥ

to discover (literally or figuratively)

to find

(Aphel) to find

בֵּ הּ֙

בֵּ

Preposition fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …

הּ֙

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: אָב · awb

Preposition

his father ×133 of their fathers ×94 his fathers ×86 my father ×80 thy father ×51 of the fathers ×44 the father ×41 their fathers ×30

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father — Default choice; direct, natural, widely understood.

ancestor — Prefer when referring to distant forebears or lineage.

forefather — Slightly more formal; good for ancestral or covenantal contexts.

patriarch — Use for tribal or clan heads with religious authority.

family head — Highlights household-leader role in social/legal contexts.

founder — Suits contexts emphasizing originating or establishing a line.

BDB17 H1

אָב₁₁₉₁ noun masculine father (Phoenician אב, Assyrian abu, Arabic , Sabean אב CIS^{iv, 1, 37 1. 2} and others, Ethiopic Aramaic אַבָּא, — absolute אָב Gen 44:19 + 47 t.; construct אַב Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (compare in אַבְרָהָם ib. & elsewhere in proper names. On Hal's proposed אֲבִר see אברהם); אֲבִי (compare Ge^{§§ 90, 3b, 96}) Gen 4:20 +; suffix אָבִי Gen 19:34 + (MI אבי); אָבִיךָ Gen 12:1 +; אָבִיו Gen 2:24 +; אָבִ֫יהוּ Judg 14:10 + 6t.; plural אָבוֺת Exod 12:3 +; construct אֲבוֺת Exod 6:25 + 7 t.; suffix אֲבוֺתַי (אֲבֹתַי, אֲבוֺתָ֑י) Gen 47:9 + 15 t.; אֲבוֺתֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:38 + 32 t. (late); אֲבוֺתָם Exod 4:5 + 106 t. etc.; —

1. father of individual Gen 2:24 (+ אֵם) Gen 11:28; Gen 11:29 (twice in verse); Gen 19:31; Gen 19:32; Gen 19:33, + often (mostly J E D); of father as commanding Gen 50:16 (J) Jer 35:6 f Prov 6:20 (compare Gen 18:19 J Gen 28:1; Gen 28:6 P 1Sam 17:20; 1Kgs 2:1); instructing מוסר Prov 1:8; Prov 4:1 (compare Deut 8:5); specifically as begetter, genitor Prov 23:22; Zech 13:3 (twice in verse) (+ אֵם) Isa 45:10 compare Gen 49:4 (J) Lev 18:7; Lev 18:8; Lev 18:11 (P); rebuking Gen 37:10 loving Gen 37:4; Gen 44:20 (J E; compare Gen 22:2; Gen 25:28; Gen 37:3; 2Sam 14:1); pitying Ps 103:13 (in simile compare 2Sam 18:5); blessing Gen 27:41 (J E compare Gen 27:4 also Gen 28:1 P +); as glad Prov 10:1; Prov 15:20 compare Prov 29:3 grieving Gen 37:35 (J E; compare 2Sam 12:22; 2Sam 19:1; 2Sam 19:2 f) etc. Also as object of honour, obedience, love Exod 20:12 (E) = Deut 5:16; Exod 21:15; Exod 21:17 (E) Deut 21:18; Deut 21:19; Gen 28:7 (P) 1Kgs 19:20 (all + אֵם), 1Kgs 50:1; 1Kgs 50:5 (J) Mal 1:6 etc. Hence metaphor of intimate connection Job 17:14 to corruption I cry, My father art thou (|| אִמִּי וַאֲחֹתִי לָֽרִמָּה).

2. of God as father of his people (see RS^{Sem 42}), who constituted, controls, guides and lovingly watches over it: Deut 32:6; Jer 3:4; Jer 3:19; Jer 31:9; Isa 63:16 (twice in verse); Isa 64:7; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:10 (compare Exod 4:22; Exod 19:4 (JE) Deut 32:11; Hos 11:1); compare Jer 2:27 (of idolatrous Israel) אֹמְרִים לָעֵץ אָבִי אַתָּה וְלָאֶבֶן אַתְּ ילדתני׃; especially God as father of Davidic line 2Sam 7:14; Ps 89:27 f. of needy (late) Ps 68:6 (compare Ps 103:13) (in proper name, f. of individual, compare below)

3. head of household, family or clan; בֵּית אָבִי as abode Gen 38:11 (twice in verse); Lev 22:13 +; = family Gen 24:40 (|| מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי) Gen 41:51; Gen 46:31 + compare Num 18:1; Num 18:2; Josh 2:12; Josh 2:18; Josh 6:25 especially techn. of divisions of Israel בֵּית אָב לְמִשְׁפָּחוֺת Num 3:30; Num 3:35 = a father's house, i.e. a family or clan; more often plural (אבותם, אבותיו) בֵית אָבוֺת = father's houses = families, clans (compare Di on Exod 6:14) Exod 6:14; Exod 12:3; Num 1:2; Num 1:18 ff (often in Numbers) Josh 14:1; Josh 19:51; Josh 21:1 (twice in verse); Josh 22:14 (twice in verse) (always P in Hexateuch); also 1Chr 5:13; 1Chr 5:15 + often in Chronicles; compare רָאשֵׁי אבות הלוים (= ׳בית א ׳ר) Exod 6:25 compare 1Kgs 8:1; 1Chr 6:4; 1Chr 7:11 + often Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah.

4. ancestor (a) of individual; grandfather (instead of precise term) Gen 28:13; Gen 32:10 (J; where used by Jacob of Abraham & then of Isaac); greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:13 great-greatgrandfather 1Kgs 15:11 etc.; oft plural (= fathers, forefathers) Gen 15:15; Gen 46:34 (JE) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 21:3; 1Kgs 21:4; 2Kgs 19:12; 2Kgs 20:17 +; particularly שׁכב עם אבותיו 1Kgs 1:21; 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 11:21; 1Kgs 22:40 +; joined with ׳ויקבר עם אב 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:24; 1Kgs 22:51; 2Kgs 8:24; 2Kgs 15:38 compare v2Kgs 15:7, 2Kgs 16:20 + (all of kings of Judah); intensive, אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַאֲבוֺת אֲבֹתֶיךָ Exod 10:6 compare Dan 11:24 (b) of people Gen 10:21 (J) Gen 17:4; Gen 17:5 (P) Gen 19:37; Gen 19:38 (J) Gen 36:9; Gen 36:43 (P) Deut 26:5; Isa 51:2; Isa 43:27 (where אביך הראשׁון thy first father, see Che) compare also Ezek 16:3; Ezek 16:45 + often; plural Exod 3:13; Exod 3:15; Exod 3:16 (E) Deut 1:8; Josh 1:6; Judg 2:1; 1Sam 12:6 +; 1Sam 12:15 near the end read וּבְמַלְכְּכֶם ᵐ5 We Dr.

5. originator or patron of a class, profession, or art Gen 4:20; Gen 4:21.

6. figurative of producer, generator Job 38:28 הֲיֵשׁ לַמָּטָר אָ֑ב (|| הוֺלִיד אֶגְלֵיטָֽֿל׃ מִיֿ).

7. figurative of benevolence & protection Job 29:6 אָב אָֽנֹכִי לָֽאֶבְיוֺנִים, compare Job 31:18 of Eliakim Isa 22:21 perhaps also of gracious Messianic king אֲבִי עַד Isa 9:5 everlasting father (Ge Ew De Che Brd Di) — others divider of spoil (Abarb Hi Kn Kue Br^MP).

8. term of respect & honour (Abbas, Pater, Papa, Pope); applied to master 2Kgs 5:13 priest Judg 17:10; Judg 18:19 prophet 2Kgs 2:12 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:21; 2Kgs 13:14 (twice in verse); compare 2Kgs 8:9 counsellor Gen 45:8 (E; compare δευτέρου πατρός ᵐ5 add. Esth 3:13 τῷ πατρί 1 Mac Esth 11:32); king 1Sam 24:12 artificer 2Chr 2:12; 2Chr 4:16.

9. specifically, ruler, chief (late) 1Chr 2:24; 1Chr 2:42 (twice in verse); etc. (compare Ew^{§ 273 b}) see also Ew^{Geschichte. i. 524. H i. 365}. On the force of אָב in proper names (in many probably a divine title), see Che^{Ency. Bib., ABI, NAMES WITH} Nö^{ib., NAMES, §§ 44, 45}.

fathers, father, chief, families, patrimony, …

ʾāb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

father of an individual

grandfather, forefathers (of a person)

בְּ דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("In the same daniel")

Dictionary form: דָּנִיֵּאל · daw-nih-YALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: in the same daniel

daniel ×34 unto daniel ×5 to daniel ×3 then daniel ×2 against daniel ×1 but daniel ×1 concerning daniel ×1 in the same daniel ×1

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Daniel — Standard English rendering of this proper name.

Dani'el — Preserves Hebrew vowel pointing; use in academic texts.

Daniel (the prophet) — Adds title for clarity when first introduced.

he — Substitute pronoun once referent is established in context.

BDB9445 H1841

דָּנִיֵּאל proper name, masculine Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:13; Dan 2:14 + 50 t. Daniel.

daniel

dāniyyēl

God is my judge

Danijel, the Hebrew prophet

the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel

also, 'Belteshazzar' (H1095 or H1096)

דִּֽי

Particle who, which, that

Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3

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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.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

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 (Lzb^{267. 446} RES³⁶¹ S-C^{Pap. 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 SAC^{G1 62, 63} Cooke^{369 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

כ

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

that, of, which, whom, whose, …

dî

that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of

(rel part) who, which, that

מַלְכָּ ֥א

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

֥א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

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

In the KJV here: 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.

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).

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

שָׂם

Root word made, make, commanded, laid, named, …

Dictionary form: שׂוּם · soom

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)"

In the KJV here: named

made ×3 make ×3 commanded ×2 and laid ×1 do make ×1 give ×1 hast made ×1 hath commanded ×1

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place — Neutral, widely applicable; prefer for physical positioning.

set — Slightly formal; good for appointments or decrees.

make — Use when something is being created or established.

appoint — Best for designating roles, offices, or commands.

assign — Fits contexts of giving tasks, names, or allocations.

impose — Use when authority or obligation is being established.

BDB9915 H7760 H7761

[שׂוּם], שׂים verb set, make (see Biblical Hebrew; for Persian influence on usage compare Scheft⁶⁵); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂם Ezra 5:3 +, suffix שָׂמֵהּ Ezra 5:14 2 masculine singular, שַׂ֫מְתָּ Dan 3:10 1 singular שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezra 6:12 3 masculine plural שָׂמוּ Dan 3:12 Imperative masculine plural שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezra 4:21 —

1. make, accusative טְעֵם = make decree Dan 3:10; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:12 + verb finite vEzra 6:8, + infinitive Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:13 and (with ל person) vEzra 5:3 vEzra 5:9.

2. make, appoint, one's name Dan 5:12 (2 accusative), one to office Ezra 5:14 (2 accusative).

3. set, fix, accusative בָּל mind, Dan 6:15 (c. infinitive); accusative טְעֵם Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל person). Pe`il 3 masculine singular מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezra 4:19, from me a decree is made, so Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:11; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:21; Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3; Dan 6:27 literal 3 feminine singular שֻׂמַת (read probably שִׂימַת K^{§ 45, Beisp. 1.} d)) Dan 6:18 (of stone, עַל local). Hithpe`el be made: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְּשָׂם Ezra 4:24 (of decree, סטְעֵס with מִן agent.); 3 masculine plural יִתְּשָׂמוּן Dan 2:5 subject of thing + noun predicate be made into; Participle Ezra 5:8 literally be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.

made, make, commanded, laid, named, …

śûm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

to set, make, appoint

(P'al)

to make, make decree, set out (decree)

שְׁמֵ ֖הּ

שְׁמֵ

Root word name, names

֖הּ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: שֻׁם · shoom

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

name ×3 the names ×2 according to the name ×1 hath caused his name ×1 in the name ×1 the name ×1 their names ×1 unto one whose name ×1

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name — Most direct equivalent; suitable in nearly all contexts.

title — Prefer when emphasizing rank or formal designation.

reputation — Use when 'name' carries social or honorific weight.

designation — More formal; good for lists or official naming contexts.

BDB9963 H8034 H8036

שֻׁם noun masculine name (see Biblical Hebrew שֵׁם); — construct ׳שׁ Ezra 5:1 +; suffix שְׁמֵהּ Dan 2:20 +; plural construct שְׁמָהָת Ezra 5:4, suffix תְהֹם- vEzra 5:10 — name, of divinity: Dan 2:20; Dan 4:5; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:12 of a man: Dan 2:26; Dan 4:15; Dan 4:16; Dan 5:12 (all Daniel), Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:10 (twice in verse) also vEzra 5:14, with which compare S-C^{K 4, 5, s f., 12 f}.

name, names

šum

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

name

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר

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

Dictionary form: בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר · bay-let-shahts-SAHR

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: belteshazzar

was belteshazzar ×3 belteshazzar ×2 o belteshazzar ×2 thee belteshazzar ×1

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Belteshazzar — Standard modern spelling; use in most narrative contexts.

Belteshazzar (Daniel's Babylonian name) — Add gloss when first introducing the name to readers.

Belteshazzar the chief official — Use when title adds needed context for clarity.

BDB9376 H1096 H1095

בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר₈ proper name, masculine Babylonian name of Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:26; Dan 4:5 + 6 t. Daniel; Βαλτασαρ.

belteshazzar

bēlĕṭšaʾṣṣar

lord of the straitened's treasure

Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel

the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon; because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel

also, 'Daniel' (H1840 or H1841)

כְּעַ֛ן

Adverb now

Dictionary form: כְּעַן · keh-AN

Adverb

In the KJV here: now

now ×10 and now ×1 unto me now ×1 ye now ×1

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now — Most direct equivalent; fits nearly all contexts.

at this point — Useful when marking a narrative turning point.

at this time — Slightly more formal; good in speeches or declarations.

just now — Emphasizes immediacy or recency of the moment.

right now — Colloquial; stresses urgency or present relevance.

BDB9781 H3705 H6526 H6528

כְּעַן adverb now (so Egyptian Aramaic (CIS^{ii. 137} = Cooke^{No.73 RÉS:361} B S-C^{Pap. C 5}); ᵑ7, e.g. Num 22:4: עַן probably a substantive from [עָנָה] the √ of עֵת, time; so כְּעַן literally at (this) time = Hebrew עַתָּה: K^{§ 67, 4}); — Dan 2:23 וּכְעַן הוֺדַעְתַּנִי, Dan 3:15; Dan 4:34; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 6:9; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:14; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:6 עַדכְּֿעַן until now Ezra 5:16 (so ᵑ7 Gen 18:22 +).

BDB9782 H3706 H3705

כְּעֶ֫נֶת and (Ezra 4:17) contracted כְּעֶת adverb now (feminine of כְּעַן; so first SS Torrey^{JBL 16 (1897), 166 ff.}; now confirmed by Egyptian Aramaic כענת Cowley^{PSBA xxv. 264, 311, 312} ( = RES^492-4 = S-C^{M, N, O}); ׳וכ formerly taken to mean and so forth); — always ׳וּכ, and always in a letter, introducing the business of the letter, and to be connected with what follows, not, as ᵑ0, with what precedes: Ezra 4:10 (strike out, as introduced by error from end of vEzra 4:11), vEzra 4:11 (joining to vEzra 4:12) and now, let it be known, etc., vEzra 4:17f. and now, the letter which, etc., Ezra 7:12f. and now, I make a decree, etc. (compare וְעַתָּה similarly in letters 2Kgs 5:6; 2Kgs 10:2, and καὶ νῦν 2 Macc 1:6).

now

kĕʿan

now

now, at this time, until now

דָּנִיֵּ֥אל

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Let daniel")

Dictionary form: דָּנִיֵּאל · daw-nih-YALE

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: let daniel

daniel ×34 unto daniel ×5 to daniel ×3 then daniel ×2 against daniel ×1 but daniel ×1 concerning daniel ×1 in the same daniel ×1

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Daniel — Standard English rendering of this proper name.

Dani'el — Preserves Hebrew vowel pointing; use in academic texts.

Daniel (the prophet) — Adds title for clarity when first introduced.

he — Substitute pronoun once referent is established in context.

BDB9445 H1841

דָּנִיֵּאל proper name, masculine Daniel (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:13; Dan 2:14 + 50 t. Daniel.

daniel

dāniyyēl

God is my judge

Danijel, the Hebrew prophet

the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel

also, 'Belteshazzar' (H1095 or H1096)

יִתְקְרֵ֖י

Root word read, cried, called

Dictionary form: קְרָא · keh-RAW

Verb — Hithpeel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular passive / reflexive of the simple stem (Aramaic) not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: be called

read ×3 cried ×2 be called ×1 he cried ×1 i will read ×1 shall read ×1 they should read ×1 was read ×1

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read — Modernized from KJV; prefer for textual/scribal contexts.

call out — Vocal proclamation; good for public announcements or names.

proclaim — Formal, authoritative declaration to an audience.

cry out — Emotional urgency; suits distress or loud appeals.

summon — Calling a person or group to appear; relational context.

recite — Reading aloud from a written text; liturgical or scribal use.

BDB9869 H7123 H7121

[קְרָא] verb call, read out, aloud (see Biblical Hebrew I. קרא); —

Pe`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִקְרֵה Dan 5:7, 1 singular אֶקְרֵא vDan 5:17 3 masculine plural יִקְרוֺן vDan 5:15 Infinitive לְמִקְרֵא vDan 5:8 vDan 5:16 Participle active קָרֵא Dan 3:4 +; —

1. call, proclaim, בְּהַיִל: Dan 3:4; Dan 4:11; Dan 5:7

2. read out, aloud, accusative כְּתָבָא Dan 5:7; Dan 5:8; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 5:17 (ל person). Pe`îl (W^{CG 225}) Perfect 3 masculine singular קֱרִי Ezra 4:18; Ezra 4:23 it was read, קֳדָם person Hithpe`el be summoned, Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְקְרֵי Dan 5:12.

read, cried, called

qĕrāʾ

to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

to call, read aloud, read out, shout

(P'al)

to call, proclaim

וּ פִשְׁרָ ֥ה

וּ

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

פִשְׁרָ

Root word interpretation, interpretations

֥ה

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: פְּשַׁר · peh-SHAHR

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

In the KJV here: the interpretation

the interpretation ×10 and the interpretation thereof ×3 unto me the interpretation ×3 and the interpretation ×2 is the interpretation ×2 interpretations ×1 me the interpretation ×1 me the interpretation thereof ×1

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interpretation — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

meaning — Natural in conversational or explanatory contexts.

explanation — Emphasizes unpacking or making something clear.

solution — Apt when the 'interpretation' resolves a puzzle or dream.

reading — Useful for textual or symbolic decoding contexts.

sense — Idiomatic when conveying overall import or significance.

BDB9827 H6591 H6592

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

interpretation, interpretations

pĕšar

an interpretation

interpretation (of dream)

יְהַֽחֲוֵֽה

Root word shew

Dictionary form: חֲוָא · huh-WAW

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

In the KJV here: and he will shew

shew ×4 and we will shew ×2 and he will shew ×1 and i will shew ×1 and shew ×1 and that he would shew ×1 can shew ×1 to shew ×1

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declare — Clear, formal; good for proclamations or divine speech.

explain — Best when interpretation or clarification is in view.

reveal — Emphasizes disclosure of something hidden or unknown.

make known — Slightly formal; highlights communication to an audience.

tell — Casual and direct; suits everyday narrative contexts.

demonstrate — Use when proof or evidence is being offered.

BDB9512 H2324 H2331

[חֲוָה] verb Pa. Haph`el (M^{§ 65 c}) declare (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew III. [חָוָה] (late)); —

Pa`el with accusative פִּשְׁרָא (or equivalent ): Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְחַוִּנַּ֫נִי (suffix person Indirect object) Dan 5:7, יְּחֵוִנֵּהּ Dan 2:11 (קֳדָּם person); 1 singular אֲחַוֶה Dan 2:24 (ל of person), 1 plural אְחַוֶּה vDan 2:4. Haph`el usually with accusative פִשְׁרָא (or equivalent ): Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְהַחֲוֶה Dan 5:12 2 masculine plural תְּהַחֲוֺן Dan 2:6, suffix (of indirect object) תְחַחֲוֻ֫נַּנִי vDan 2:9 1 plural נְהַחֲוֶה vDan 2:7 Imperative masculine plural suffix (of indirect object) הַחֲוֺ֑נִי vDan 2:6 Infinitive לְהַחֲוָיָה vDan 2:10; Dan 5:15 + ל person Dan 2:16. Dan 2:27 with accusative of signs and wonders Dan 3:32.

shew

ḥăwāʾ

to show

to show, interpret, explain, inform, tell, declare

(Pael) to show, interpret

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Strong's Definition H3606

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Strong's Definition H6903

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Strong's Definition H1768

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Strong's Definition H7308

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Strong's Definition H3493

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Strong's Definition H4486

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Strong's Definition H7924

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Strong's Definition H6590

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Strong's Definition H2493

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Strong's Definition H263

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Strong's Definition H280

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Strong's Definition H8271

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