Daniel 1:7 Go deeper
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Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he assigned
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: name
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 17:34, Nehemiah 8:8, Nehemiah 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760M; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 1
שַׂ֥רsar[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 1:7 word 2
הַסָּרִיסִ֖יםha.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 1:7 word 3
שֵׁמ֑וֹתshe.Motnames
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 4
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he assigned
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: name
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 17:34, Nehemiah 8:8, Nehemiah 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760M; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 5
לְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.Yelto Daniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1840G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 23 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1840G; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 6
בֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarBelteshazzar
Lemma: בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (be.le.te.shats.tsar) · Strong's: H1095
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Belteshazzar
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 10:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1095; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 7
וְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.Yahand to Hananiah
Lemma: חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ (cha.nan.yah) · Strong's: H2608T
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hananiah
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2608T; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 8
שַׁדְרַ֔ךְshad.RakhShadrach
Lemma: שַׁדְרַךְ (shad.rakh) · Strong's: H7714
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shadrach
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7714; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 9
וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'Eland to Mishael
Lemma: מִישָׁאֵל (mi.sha.el) · Strong's: H4332I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mishael
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4332I; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 10
מֵישַׁ֔ךְmei.ShakhMeshach
Lemma: מֵישַׁךְ (me.shakh) · Strong's: H4335
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Meshach
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4335; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 11
וְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.Yahand to Azariah
Lemma: עֲזַרְיָה (a.zar.yah) · Strong's: H5838Z
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Azariah
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:11, Daniel 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5838Z; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 12
עֲבֵ֥ד'a.VedAbed-
Lemma: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (a.ved ne.go) · Strong's: H5664
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abednego
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5664; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 13
נְגֽוֹ\׃ne.Go-nego
Lemma: עֲבֵד נְגוֹ (a.ved ne.go) · Strong's: H5664
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abednego
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5664; TAHOT Daniel 1:7 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The chief | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| official | → | סָרִיס H5631 eunuch |
| gave them | → | שׂוּם H7760M to set: name |
| . . . | → | |
| new names | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| To Daniel | → | H1841 |
| he gave | → | שׂוּם H7760M to set: name |
| the name Belteshazzar | → | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר H1095 Belteshazzar |
| to Hananiah | → | חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ H2608T Hananiah |
| Shadrach | → | שַׁדְרַךְ H7714 Shadrach |
| to Mishael | → | מִישָׁאֵל H4332I Mishael |
| Meshach | → | מֵישַׁךְ H4335 Meshach |
| and to Azariah | → | עֲזַרְיָה H5838Z Azariah |
| Abednego | → | עֲבֵד נְגוֹ H5664 Abednego |
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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