Daniel 7:3 — Hebrew Word by Word

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וְ אַרְבַּ֤ע

וְ

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

אַרְבַּ֤ע

Root word four

Dictionary form: אַרְבַּע · ar-BA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Acbsa

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אַרְבַּע	Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Both Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and four

are four ×2 four ×2 and four ×1 had also four ×1 of it four ×1 the four ×1

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four — Standard cardinal number; fits almost every context.

a set of four — Use when emphasizing grouping or a distinct unit.

fourfold — Use when expressing multiplication or repetition.

quartet — Fitting for groups of people, musical or formal contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9886 H703

אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה noun masculine and feminine four; —

1. masculine: before feminine plural noun Dan 7:2; Dan 7:3 noun feminine singular מְאָה ׳א Ezra 6:17 after feminine plural noun Dan 7:6 as predicate אַרְבַּ֑ע vDan 7:17.

2. feminine: before masculine plural noun Dan 7:6; Dan 7:16 after masculine plural noun Dan 3:25.

Strong's Definition H703

four

ʾarbaʿ

four (4)

four

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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חֵיוָן֙

Root word beasts, beast

Dictionary form: חֵיוָא · hayoo-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpa

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

חֵיוָן

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: beasts

the beasts ×8 beast ×4 beasts ×2 the beast ×2 and let a beasts ×1 let the beasts ×1 of the beasts ×1 which the beasts ×1

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animal — Neutral, everyday term; broadly applicable across contexts.

wild animal — Emphasizes untamed nature; good for wilderness or threat contexts.

creature — Slightly elevated register; suits apocalyptic or visionary passages.

beast — Modernized KJV form; retains traditional flavor for literary contexts.

wildlife — Collective sense; best when referring to animals as a group.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9523 H2416 H2423

חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה noun feminine beast (Biblical Hebrew II. חַיָה); — absolute אָ֯ Dan 4:13, הָ֯ Dan 7:5. Dan 7:7 emphatic חֵיוְתָא Dan 7:6. Dan 7:11. Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23, and (collective) Dan 4:11; Dan 4:12; Dan 5:21 construct (collective) חֵיוַת בָּרָא Dan 2:38; Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29 plural absolute חֵיוָן Dan 7:3, emphatic חֵיוָתָא Dan 7:7; Dan 7:12. Dan 7:17.

Strong's Definition H2423

beasts, beast

ḥêwāʾ

an animal

beast, animal

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

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רַבְרְבָ֔ן

Root word great, things

Dictionary form: רַבְרַב · rahb-RAHB

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aafpa

Adjective — feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

רַבְרְבָן

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: great

great ×4 and it had great ×1 great things ×1 of the great ×1 very great things ×1

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great — Broadest equivalent; fits most contexts naturally.

mighty — Emphasizes power and imposing force.

enormous — Highlights sheer size or scale; vivid modern register.

grand — Suggests majesty or elevated status.

colossal — Strong intensifier; best for dramatic or apocalyptic imagery.

vast — Preferred when extent or scope is in view.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9880 H7229 H7260

רַב adjective great (ᵑ7 Syriac); — absolute Dan 2:31 +, construct vDan 2:14 +; emphatic masculine רַבָּא Ezra 4:10 +; feminine רַבְּתָא Dan 4:27 masculine plural redupl. רַבְרְבִין (K^{§ 59, 4}) Dan 3:33, feminine plural בָן- Dan 2:48 +, emphatic ָ֯ תָא Dan 7:11; Dan 7:17 —
l. great, literally, of image Dan 2:31, rock vDan 2:35, city Dan 4:27, sea Dan 7:2, beast vDan 7:3 vDan 7:17, teeth vDan 7:7, gifts Dan 2:48 great, imposing, feast Dan 5:1, signs Dan 3:33, words Dan 7:8; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:20 with מִן compare Dan 7:20.

2. figurative of power, influence, etc.: great king Dan 2:10; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 5:11 (compare Zinjirli מלכן רברבן Cooke¹⁸³), God Ezra 5:8; Dan 2:45.

3. as noun = captain, chief: רַב טַבָּחַיָּא Dan 2:14, סִגְנִין ׳ר vDan 2:48, חַרְטֻמַּיָּא ׳ר Dan 4:6; Dan 5:11.

Strong's Definition H7260

great, things

rabrab

huge (in size); domineering (in character)

(adj) great

great

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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סָלְקָ֖ן

Root word up, came

Dictionary form: סְלִק · seh-LIK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqrfpa

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

סָלְקָן

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Participle Active Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

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In English

In the KJV here: came up

came up ×3 came ×1 there came up ×1

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ascend — Broad, formal; good for divine or elevated contexts.

go up — Natural everyday English; most versatile choice.

come up — Modernizes KJV 'came up'; implies movement toward the speaker.

rise — Vivid; suits imagery of something emerging upward.

climb — Physical, concrete; best for literal upward movement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9737 H5559 H5267

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

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular סִלְקַת Dan 7:20, תָ֯ (!) vDan 7:28 (K^{§ 25 b})); 3 masculine plural סְלִ֫קוּ Dan 2:29; Ezra 4:12 Participle feminine plural סָֽלְקָן Dan 7:3 — come up, מִן person Ezra 4:12, מִןיַֿמָּא Dan 7:3 absolute of horn in vision Dan 7:8; Dan 7:20 figurative of thoughts Dan 2:29. Haph`el lift, take up: Perfect 3 masculine plural הַסִּ֫קוּ (as if from נסק; K^{§ 44 b})) Dan 3:22 Infinitive לְהַנְסָקָה (K^{l. e.} Str^{§ 3 h}) Dan 6:24 (מִן local), both with ל accusative of person Hoph`al (W^CG225) be taken up: Perfect 3 masculine singular הֻסַּק Dan 6:24 (מִן local).

Strong's Definition H5559

up, came

sĕliq

to ascend

to ascend, come up

(P'al) to come up

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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מִן

Preposition of, from, part, because, after, …

Dictionary form: מִן · min

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R

Preposition

מִן	Speech Preposition

In English

In the KJV here: from

from ×23 of ×19 out of ×8 from me ×3 of thee ×3 thee from ×3 and i ×2 and part ×2

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from — Core spatial/temporal origin; broadest default choice.

out of — Emphasizes emergence or separation from a source.

of — Partitive or genitive relationship; less directional than 'from'.

because of — Prefer when מִן expresses cause or reason.

than — Use in comparative constructions.

since — Temporal use; marks a starting point in time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9670 H4481 H4480

מִן preposition from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than (Biblical Hebrew and general Aramaic id.); — rarely assimilated, as in Hebrew, see Dan 6:5 מִצַּד, Ezra 5:11; Ezra 6:14 suffix מִנִּי, מִנָּךְ 3 masculine מִנֵּהּ, feminine מִנַּהּ Dan 2:42; Dan 7:24 3 masculine plural מִנְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Tariff ii. a 34; Nabataean, Egyptian Aramaic מנהם, Cooke^{No. 89. 6}, S-C^{Pap. A 10}) Dan 2:33 (twice in verse); Dan 2:41 (twice in verse); Dan 2:42 (twice in verse) Kt (Qr each time feminine מִנְּהֵן), Dan 6:3 (twice in verse); —

1. of place:
a. from, Dan 4:10; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:28; Dan 7:4 +, מִן תַּמָּה Ezra 6:6 figurative on the side or part of (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 c) Dan 6:5 מִצַּד מַלְכוּתָא.
b. out of, Dan 3:15; Dan 3:26; Dan 5:2; Dan 7:3, etc.
c. (coming) from Dan 2:35, away from, Dan 2:45; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:28; Jer 10:11.
d. to ask or exact of a person, Dan 2:16; Dan 2:49 +; Ezra 7:26 to deliver from Dan 6:21.

2. a. of the source (Biblical Hebrew 2 b), as to be fed from Dan 4:9 or author (ib. d), מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם = by me is a decree made, Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3 (Dan 6:27 מִןקֳֿדָמַי), Ezra 4:19 +, compare Ezra 5:17 מִנַּי = on my part Dan 2:5; Dan 2:8 (see אַזְדָּא).
b. of the immediate cause, as a result of, by, Dan 4:22 (= ב v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20), v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21: so with a verb of fearing Dan 5:19.
c. of the remoter cause, by reason of (Biblical Hebrew 2 f ), Dan 5:19 מִןרְֿבוּתָא, Dan 7:11 so מִןדִּֿי, see דִּי

3. d. of the norm (compare Biblical Hebrew 2 g) = at, according to, Ezra 6:14 ׳מִןטַֿעַם אֱלָהּ יִשׂ at the decree of, etc., Ezra 7:23; Dan 2:8 מִןיַֿצִּיב according to certainty, vDan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט.

3. partitively (Biblical Hebrew 3), Dan 6:3 חַד מִנְּהוֺן, Dan 7:8; Dan 7:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13 (some) of Dan 2:41 מִןנִֿצְבְּתָא; מִנְּהוֺן מִ֗֗֗נְּהוֺן some . . . others of them Dan 2:33; Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42a; so vDan 2:42b מִ֗֗֗נַּהּ.

4. of time, from, Dan 2:20 (מִן ֗֗֗ וְעַד), Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 see also אְדַיִן and דַּי

4.

5. in comparisons, different from Dan 7:3; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23; Dan 7:24, beyond, more than Dan 2:30; Dan 2:39; Dan 6:30; Dan 7:20 end; Dan 4:13 לִבְבֵהּ מִןאֲֿנָשָׁא יְשַׁנּוֺן let his heart be changed away from man's (Biblical Hebrew 7 b b; Isa 52:14).

6. compounds: — see לְוָת, קֳדָס, [קַדְמָה], תְּחוֺת.

מְנֵא see מנה. below

Strong's Definition H4481

of, from, part, because, after, …

min

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of

from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

from, out of (of place)

Variations 14 forms of this word

Translations 47 English renderings

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יַמָּ ֑א

יַמָּ

Root word sea

֑א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: יָם · yawm

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsd/Td

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

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

In English

In the KJV here: the sea

sea ×1 the sea ×1

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sea — Most natural, broadest modern equivalent.

ocean — Use when vastness or depth is emphasized.

lake — Prefer for enclosed inland bodies of water.

body of water — Neutral; suits ambiguous or generic contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9582 H3220 H3221

[יַם] noun masculine sea (ᵑ7 Syriac; see B יָם, √ ימם); — emphatic יַמָּא Dan 7:2; Dan 7:3.

Strong's Definition H3221

sea

yām

sea

sea

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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שָׁנְיָ֖ן

Root word changed, diverse, alter, change, changeth

Dictionary form: שְׁנָא · sheh-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqrfpa

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

שָׁנְיָן

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Participle Active Gender Feminine Number Plural State Absolute

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In the KJV here: diverse

be changed ×4 changed ×3 was changed ×3 diverse ×2 shall be diverse ×2 and have changed ×1 changeth ×1 may be changed ×1

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change — Most versatile; suits most contexts naturally.

alter — Slightly formal; implies partial or deliberate modification.

be transformed — Emphases a thorough or striking change in form.

differ — Better for 'diverse' senses; highlights contrast or distinction.

be modified — Neutral, administrative tone; fits legal or decree contexts.

deviate — Useful when change implies departure from a norm or law.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8881 H8138 H8133 H8132

I. [שָׁנָה] verb change (Late Hebrew Pi`el, etc.; Eccl 42:24 etc.; Assyrian šanû, change, Aramaic שְׁנָא, Nabataean Ethpa`al Lzb³⁷⁹; Syriac , especially mentally = grow insane; compare (probably) Late Hebrew שָׁנָה year, = Phoenician שנת, שת; MI^{2, 8} שת; Assyrian šattu (compare Muss-Arn^{JBL xi (1892), 73 n}.); Arabic ; Aramaic שְׁנַא, שַׁתָּא, , ; Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene שנתא, שנת, שת, שנן Lzb^{379 f.}; on year from changing seasons, see Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 79 f.} Ba^{ZMG xll (1887), 612, 621, 636} (especially against DHM^{VIme Orient. Congr. ii. 1, 452} who proposes biliteral √), compare Thes; a daring suggestion by Jen^{ZA vii (1892), 177}); —

Qal Perfect 1 singular לאֹ שָׁנִיתִי Mal 3:6 I am ׳׳י, I do not change: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁנֶא (Ges^{«GKC:75rr»§ 75rr}) Lam 4:1 how is the fine gold changed (si vera lectio; Löhr^Now יִשָּׁנֵא; gloss on יוּעַס Bu Löhr); Infinitive construct שְׁנוֺת יְמִין עֶלְיוֺן Ps 77:11 the right hand of the Highest is changed (ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵑ7 Aq Symm Theod Hup-Now RVm Bae Du We Buhl; AV RV Ew De Che and others years, usually insert I will remember); Participle שׁוֺנִים Esth 1:7 differing, different, with מִן, compare Esth 3:8 (so Eccl 42:24); Prov 24:21 those who change (but dubious, see Toy). Pi`el transitive, change, alter: Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁנָּה Jer 52:33 with accusative garments, = שִׁנָּא (Ges^l.c.) 2Kgs 25:29 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשַׁנֶּה דִּין Prov 31:5 lest he pervert the judgment; וַיְשַׁנּוֺ 1Sam 21:14 (read וַיְשַׁן Ges^{«GKC:75bb»§ 75bb}, וַיְשַׁנֶּה We Dr (and references), compare Bu HPS Now), with accusative טַעְמוֺ (see טַעַם, and Assyrian šanê ‰êmi, madness); וַיְשַׁנֶּהָ Esth 2:9, i.e. changed her place לְטוֺב בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים; 1 singular Ps 89:35 the utterance of my lips I will not change (|| לֹא אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי); Infinitive construct לְשַׁנּוֺת אֶתדַּֿרְכֵךְ Jer 2:36 i.e. change thy political course; בְּשַׁנּוֺתוֺ אֶתֿ טַעְמוֺ Ps 34:1 (title; compare 1Sam 21:14 above); Participle מְשַׁנֶּה פָנָיו Job 14:20 altering his face, i.e. in death (subject God). Pu`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְעֹז פָּנָיו יְשֻׁנֶּא (Ges^{«GKC:75rr»§ 75rr}) Eccl 8:1, usually is changed, mollified, Siegf יִשָּׂנֵא is hated (on ׳עֹז פ see עֹז 4, √עזז). Hithpa`el Perfect 2 feminine singular consecutive קוּמִי וְהִשְׁתַּנִּית 1Kgs 14:2 arise, pray, and disguise thyself.

Strong's Definition H8133

changed, diverse, alter, change, changeth

šĕnāʾ

to alter

to change, be altered, be changed

(P'al) to change, be changed

different (participle)

Variations 18 forms of this word

Translations 12 English renderings

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Word Parts

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: דָּא · daw

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Pdxfs

Noun — feminine singular

	Speech Noun Gender Feminine Number Singular
	Speech Pronoun Type Demonstrative Gender Feminine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: one

one ×2 against another ×1 another ×1 in this ×1

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this — Most common demonstrative use; prefer in narrative contexts.

one — Use in paired constructions, e.g. 'one … another'.

another — Use when contrasting two parties or things.

such — Fits contexts emphasizing kind or category of thing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9422 H1668 H2090 H2088

ד

דָּא demonstrative pronoun feminine this (= Biblical Hebrew זֹה: Zinjirli Têma, Cappadocian, Egyptian Aramaic זא, Nabataean דא, Palmyrene דה (Lzb^{264: Eph. i. 323} Cooke²⁶), ᵑ7 דא: see further below Biblical Hebrew זֶה. The corresponding masculine is דְּנָה); — this, Dan 4:27 הֲלָא דָיא בַּבֶל רַבְּתָא, Dan 5:6 דָּא לְדָא נָ֧קְשָׁן one striking against another, similarly Dan 7:3 (compare זֶה 1 b), vDan 7:8 בְקַרְנָאדָֿא.

Strong's Definition H1668

another, one, this

dāʾ

this

this, one ... to ... another

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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מִן

Preposition of, from, part, because, after, …

Dictionary form: מִן · min

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R

Preposition

מִן	Speech Preposition

In English

In the KJV here: from

from ×23 of ×19 out of ×8 from me ×3 of thee ×3 thee from ×3 and i ×2 and part ×2

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from — Core spatial/temporal origin; broadest default choice.

out of — Emphasizes emergence or separation from a source.

of — Partitive or genitive relationship; less directional than 'from'.

because of — Prefer when מִן expresses cause or reason.

than — Use in comparative constructions.

since — Temporal use; marks a starting point in time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9670 H4481 H4480

מִן preposition from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than (Biblical Hebrew and general Aramaic id.); — rarely assimilated, as in Hebrew, see Dan 6:5 מִצַּד, Ezra 5:11; Ezra 6:14 suffix מִנִּי, מִנָּךְ 3 masculine מִנֵּהּ, feminine מִנַּהּ Dan 2:42; Dan 7:24 3 masculine plural מִנְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Tariff ii. a 34; Nabataean, Egyptian Aramaic מנהם, Cooke^{No. 89. 6}, S-C^{Pap. A 10}) Dan 2:33 (twice in verse); Dan 2:41 (twice in verse); Dan 2:42 (twice in verse) Kt (Qr each time feminine מִנְּהֵן), Dan 6:3 (twice in verse); —

1. of place:
a. from, Dan 4:10; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:28; Dan 7:4 +, מִן תַּמָּה Ezra 6:6 figurative on the side or part of (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 c) Dan 6:5 מִצַּד מַלְכוּתָא.
b. out of, Dan 3:15; Dan 3:26; Dan 5:2; Dan 7:3, etc.
c. (coming) from Dan 2:35, away from, Dan 2:45; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:28; Jer 10:11.
d. to ask or exact of a person, Dan 2:16; Dan 2:49 +; Ezra 7:26 to deliver from Dan 6:21.

2. a. of the source (Biblical Hebrew 2 b), as to be fed from Dan 4:9 or author (ib. d), מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם = by me is a decree made, Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3 (Dan 6:27 מִןקֳֿדָמַי), Ezra 4:19 +, compare Ezra 5:17 מִנַּי = on my part Dan 2:5; Dan 2:8 (see אַזְדָּא).
b. of the immediate cause, as a result of, by, Dan 4:22 (= ב v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20), v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21: so with a verb of fearing Dan 5:19.
c. of the remoter cause, by reason of (Biblical Hebrew 2 f ), Dan 5:19 מִןרְֿבוּתָא, Dan 7:11 so מִןדִּֿי, see דִּי

3. d. of the norm (compare Biblical Hebrew 2 g) = at, according to, Ezra 6:14 ׳מִןטַֿעַם אֱלָהּ יִשׂ at the decree of, etc., Ezra 7:23; Dan 2:8 מִןיַֿצִּיב according to certainty, vDan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט.

3. partitively (Biblical Hebrew 3), Dan 6:3 חַד מִנְּהוֺן, Dan 7:8; Dan 7:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13 (some) of Dan 2:41 מִןנִֿצְבְּתָא; מִנְּהוֺן מִ֗֗֗נְּהוֺן some . . . others of them Dan 2:33; Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42a; so vDan 2:42b מִ֗֗֗נַּהּ.

4. of time, from, Dan 2:20 (מִן ֗֗֗ וְעַד), Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 see also אְדַיִן and דַּי

4.

5. in comparisons, different from Dan 7:3; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23; Dan 7:24, beyond, more than Dan 2:30; Dan 2:39; Dan 6:30; Dan 7:20 end; Dan 4:13 לִבְבֵהּ מִןאֲֿנָשָׁא יְשַׁנּוֺן let his heart be changed away from man's (Biblical Hebrew 7 b b; Isa 52:14).

6. compounds: — see לְוָת, קֳדָס, [קַדְמָה], תְּחוֺת.

מְנֵא see מנה. below

Strong's Definition H4481

of, from, part, because, after, …

min

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of

from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

from, out of (of place)

Variations 14 forms of this word

Translations 47 English renderings

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Word Parts

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: דָּא · daw

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Pdxfs

Noun — feminine singular

	Speech Noun Gender Feminine Number Singular
	Speech Pronoun Type Demonstrative Gender Feminine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: another

one ×2 against another ×1 another ×1 in this ×1

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this — Most common demonstrative use; prefer in narrative contexts.

one — Use in paired constructions, e.g. 'one … another'.

another — Use when contrasting two parties or things.

such — Fits contexts emphasizing kind or category of thing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9422 H1668 H2090 H2088

ד

דָּא demonstrative pronoun feminine this (= Biblical Hebrew זֹה: Zinjirli Têma, Cappadocian, Egyptian Aramaic זא, Nabataean דא, Palmyrene דה (Lzb^{264: Eph. i. 323} Cooke²⁶), ᵑ7 דא: see further below Biblical Hebrew זֶה. The corresponding masculine is דְּנָה); — this, Dan 4:27 הֲלָא דָיא בַּבֶל רַבְּתָא, Dan 5:6 דָּא לְדָא נָ֧קְשָׁן one striking against another, similarly Dan 7:3 (compare זֶה 1 b), vDan 7:8 בְקַרְנָאדָֿא.

Strong's Definition H1668

another, one, this

dāʾ

this

this, one ... to ... another

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings