Daniel 1:11 Go deeper
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Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 1
דָּנִיֵּ֖אלda.ni.YelDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1840G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 23 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1840G; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 3
הַמֶּלְצַ֑רha.mel.Tzarthe guardian
Lemma: מֶלְצָר (mel.tsar) · Strong's: H4453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: `steward`
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4453; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 5
מִנָּה֙mi.Nahhe had assigned
Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to count
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 13:16, Numbers 23:10, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 6
שַׂ֣רsar[the] chief of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 7
הַסָּֽרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.Simthe officials
Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: eunuch
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 8
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 9
דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1840G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 23 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1840G; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 10
חֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahHananiah
Lemma: חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ (cha.nan.yah) · Strong's: H2608T
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hananiah
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2608T; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 11
מִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElMishael
Lemma: מִישָׁאֵל (mi.sha.el) · Strong's: H4332I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mishael
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4332I; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 12
וַעֲזַרְיָֽה\׃va.'a.zar.Yahand Azariah
Lemma: עֲזַרְיָה (a.zar.yah) · Strong's: H5838Z
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Azariah
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5838Z; TAHOT Daniel 1:11 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Daniel | → | H1841 |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the steward | → | מֶלְצָר H4453 `steward` |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| official | → | סָרִיס H5631 eunuch |
| had appointed | → | מָנָה H4487 to count |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Daniel | → | H1841 |
| Hananiah | → | חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ H2608T Hananiah |
| Mishael | → | מִישָׁאֵל H4332I Mishael |
| and Azariah | → | עֲזַרְיָה H5838Z Azariah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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