Daniel 5:30

בֵּ֚הּ בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א קְטִ֕יל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֥א כַשְׂדָּיָֽא

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

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רָץ לִקְרַאת-רָץ יָרוּץ וּמַגִּיד לִקְרַאת מַגִּיד לְהַגִּיד לְמֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל כִּֽי-נִלְכְּדָה עִירוֹ מִקָּצֶֽה׃

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,

Jeremiah 51:57

וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶיהָ וַחֲכָמֶיהָ פַּחוֹתֶיהָ וּסְגָנֶיהָ וְגִבּוֹרֶיהָ וְיָשְׁנוּ שְׁנַת-עוֹלָם וְלֹא יָקִיצוּ נְאֻם-הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

Jeremiah 51:39

בְּחֻמָּם אָשִׁית אֶת-מִשְׁתֵּיהֶם וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים לְמַעַן יַעֲלֹזוּ וְיָשְׁנוּ שְׁנַת-עוֹלָם וְלֹא יָקִיצוּ נְאֻם יְהוָֽה׃

In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

Daniel 5:1

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר מַלְכָּא עֲבַד לְחֶם רַב לְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי אֲלַף וְלָקֳבֵל אַלְפָּא חַמְרָא שָׁתֵֽה׃

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

Isaiah 21:4

תָּעָה לְבָבִי פַּלָּצוּת בִּֽעֲתָתְנִי אֵת נֶשֶׁף חִשְׁקִי שָׂם לִי לַחֲרָדָֽה׃

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

Jeremiah 51:11

הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים הֵעִיר יְהוָה אֶת-רוּחַ מַלְכֵי מָדַי כִּֽי-עַל-בָּבֶל מְזִמָּתוֹ לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ כִּֽי-נִקְמַת יְהוָה הִיא נִקְמַת הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃

Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.

Isaiah 47:9

וְתָבֹאנָה לָּךְ שְׁתֵּי-אֵלֶּה רֶגַע בְּיוֹם אֶחָד שְׁכוֹל וְאַלְמֹן כְּתֻמָּם בָּאוּ עָלַיִךְ בְּרֹב כְּשָׁפַיִךְ בְּעָצְמַת חֲבָרַיִךְ מְאֹֽד׃

But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

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Daniel 5:30

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Cantillation

Masoretic Phrasing

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

בֵּ֚הּ Yetiv — a lesser break בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break קְטִ֕יל Zaqef Gadol — a strong break בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר Tipeha — a lesser break מַלְכָּ֥א כַשְׂדָּיָֽא Silluq — end of the verse

Word Parts

בֵּ ֚הּ

בֵּ

Preposition in, at, by, with

֚הּ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp3ms

Preposition

בֵּ	Speech Preposition
הּ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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Word Parts

בְּ לֵ֣ילְיָ ֔א

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

לֵ֣ילְיָ

Root word night

֔א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: לֵילְיָא · lay-leh-YAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsd/Td

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

בְּ	Speech Preposition
לֵילְיָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: in that night

in the night ×2 in a night ×1 in that night ×1 night ×1

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night — Default, neutral rendering for most contexts.

nighttime — Emphasizes the time period; good for contrast with day.

overnight — Useful when duration or passage through night is implied.

after dark — Colloquial; vivid for narrative or dramatic contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9645 H3915 H3916

[לֵילָא] noun [masculine] night (see Biblical Hebrew לַ֫יְלָה); — emphatic לֵילְיָא Dan 2:19; Dan 5:30; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:13.

Strong's Definition H3916

night

lêlĕyāʾ

Lael an Israelite

night

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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Word Parts

קְטִ֕יל

Root word slain, slay, slew

Dictionary form: קְטַל · keh-TAHL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar VQp3ms

Verb — Peil, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple passive (Aramaic) — "it was done" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

קְטִיל

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

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In English

In the KJV here: slain

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

[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

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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Word Parts

בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Was belshazzar")

Dictionary form: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר · bay-leh-shahts-SAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: was belshazzar

belshazzar ×4 o belshazzar ×1 of belshazzar ×1 was belshazzar ×1

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Belshazzar — Standard modern spelling; use in all narrative contexts.

King Belshazzar — Adds royal title when his role is being emphasized.

Belshazzar the king — Formal appositive form, mirrors Hebrew word order closely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9377 H1113 H1112

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר proper name, masculine king of Babylonian, according to Dan 5:1; Dan 5:2; Dan 5:9; Dan 5:22; Dan 5:29 (Biblical Hebrew id., p. 128) = בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר vDan 5:30; Dan 7:1 Βαλτασαρ; see Bev^{Ency. Bib. Belshazzar} Dr^{Du xxviii f.}.

Strong's Definition H1113

belshazzar

bēlĕšaʾṣṣar

Bel protect the king

Belshatstsar, a Babylonian king

king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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Word Parts

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: 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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Word Parts

כַשְׂדָּאָֽ ה

כַשְׂדָּאָֽ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of the chaldeans")

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: כַּשְׂדַּי · kahs-DAI

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ngmsd/Td

Noun — Gentilic, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic); a people-group name (like "Hittite")

כַשְׂדָּאָֽ	Speech Noun Type Gentilic Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
ה	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: of the chaldeans

the chaldeans ×3 chaldeans ×2 of the chaldeans ×1 or chaldean ×1 to the chaldeans ×1

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Chaldean — Standard modern adjective or singular noun form.

Babylonian — Broader cultural/political context; use when empire is in view.

Chaldeans — Collective plural; most common contextual rendering.

Babylonians — Plural equivalent of 'Babylonian'; emphasizes imperial identity.

astrologer — Use when כַּשְׂדַּי refers to the priestly/scholarly class in Daniel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9627 H3779 H3778

כַּשְׂדָּ֑י proper name, of a people Chaldean (see Biblical Hebrew כַשְׂדִּים); — absolute ׳כ Dan 2:10 emphatic כשדיא Dan 5:30 Kt (Qr כַּשְׂדָּאָה), כסדיא Ezra 5:12 Kt (Qr כַּסְדָּאָה); plural absolute כַּשְׂדָּאִין Ezra 3:8; Ezra 5:11, emphatic כשדיא Kt, כַּשְׂדָּאֵי Qr, Dan 2:5; Dan 2:10; Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7 —

1. Chaldean By race Dan 3:8; Dan 5:30; Ezra 5:12.

2. as learned, of the class of Magi (Biblical Hebrew ׳כ 1 c), Dan 2:5; Dan 2:10 (twice in verse); Dan 4:4; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:11.

Strong's Definition H3779

chaldeans, chaldean

kaśday

clod breakers

a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer

the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

Chaldeans

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