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And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. (KJV)

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וְכֹ֗לve.Kholand every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 1

דְּבַר֙de.Varmatter of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 2

חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Matwisdom of

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 3

בִּינָ֔הbi.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 4

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which

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 1:20 word 5

בִּקֵּ֥שׁbi.Keshhe sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 6

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 7

וַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םvai.yim.tza.'Emand he found them

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 8

עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serten

Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 9

יָד֗וֹתya.Dothands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: hand: times

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 43:34, Genesis 47:24, 2 Samuel 19:43, 2 Kings 11:7, Nehemiah 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027L; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 10

עַ֤ל'alabove

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 1:20 word 11

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 12

הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.Mimthe soothsayer-priests

Lemma: חַרְטֹם (char.tom) · Strong's: H2748

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: magician

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2748; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 13

הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםha.'a.sha.Fimthe conjurers

Lemma: אַשָּׁף (ash.shaph) · Strong's: H0825

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: enchanter

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0825; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 14

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwho

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 1:20 word 15

בְּכָל\־be.khol[were] in all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 16

מַלְכוּתֽוֹ\׃mal.khu.Tokingdom his

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: royalty

Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Daniel 1:20 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
matter	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
of wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
and understanding	→	בִּינָה H0998 understanding
about which	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
consulted	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
them	→
he found them	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
ten	→	עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten
times	→	יָד H3027L hand: times
better than	→	עַל H5921A upon
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the magicians	→	אַשָּׁף H0825 enchanter
and enchanters	→	חַרְטֹם H2748 magician
in his entire	→	כֹּל H3605 all
kingdom	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty

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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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