Daniel 2:23 Go deeper
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I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter. (KJV)
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אֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahO God of
אֲבָהָתִ֗י'a.va.ha.Tifathers my
Lemma: אַב (av) · Strong's: H0002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: father
Used 9 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 5:12, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:13, Daniel 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0002; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 2
מְהוֹדֵ֤אme.ho.De'[am] praising
Lemma: יְדָא (ye.da) · Strong's: H3029
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVhrmsa)
Meaning: to praise
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 6:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3029; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 3
וּמְשַׁבַּח֙u.me.sha.Bachand [am] praising
Lemma: שְׁבַח (she.vach) · Strong's: H7624
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVprmsa)
Meaning: to praise
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 4:34, Daniel 4:37, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7624; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 4
אֲנָ֔ה'a.NahI
Lemma: אֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H0576B
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (APp1bs)
Meaning: me
Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 6:12, Ezra 7:21, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:25, Daniel 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0576B; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 5
דִּ֧יdithat
חָכְמְתָ֛אcha.khe.me.Ta'<the> wisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2452
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2452; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 7
וּגְבוּרְתָ֖אu.ge.vu.re.Ta'and <the> power
Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1370
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: might
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1370; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 8
יְהַ֣בְתְּye.Havtyou have given
Lemma: יְהַב (ye.hav) · Strong's: H3052
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqp2ms)
Meaning: to give
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3052; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 9
וּכְעַ֤ןu.khe.'Anand now
הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ho.da'.Ta.niyou have made known to me
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhp2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 11
דִּֽי\־di-that
בְעֵ֣ינָאve.'Ei.na'we asked
Lemma: בְּעָא (be.a) · Strong's: H1156
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (AVqp1cp)
Meaning: to ask
Used 12 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1156; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 13
מִנָּ֔ךְmi.Nakhfrom you
דִּֽי\־di-that
מִלַּ֥תmi.Lat[the] matter of
Lemma: מִלָּה (mil.lah) · Strong's: H4406
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: word
Used 24 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4406; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 16
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king the
הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא\׃ho.da'.Te.na'you made known to us
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhp2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Daniel 2:23 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| To You | → | |
| O God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| of my fathers | → | אַב H0002 father |
| I | → | אֲנָה H0576B me |
| give thanks | → | יְדָא H3029 to praise |
| and praise | → | שְׁבַח H7624 to praise |
| because | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| You have given | → | יְהַב H3052 to give |
| me | → | |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2452 wisdom |
| and power | → | גְּבוּרָה H1370 might |
| And now | → | כְּעַן H3705 now |
| You have made known to me | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| what | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| we have requested | → | בְּעָא H1156 to ask |
| for | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| You have made known to us | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| the dream | → | מִלָּה H4406 word |
| of the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
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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