Daniel 2:28 Go deeper
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But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; (KJV)
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בְּרַ֡םbe.Ramnevertheless
Lemma: בְּרַם (be.ram) · Strong's: H1297
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: nevertheless
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1297; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 1
אִיתַ֞י'i.Taithere
Lemma: אִיתַי (i.tay) · Strong's: H0383
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: there is
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:17, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0383; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 2
אֱלָ֤הּ'e.Lah[is] a God
בִּשְׁמַיָּא֙bish.mai.Ya'in heavens the
גָּלֵ֣אga.Le'[who] reveals
Lemma: גְּלָא (ge.lah) · Strong's: H1541
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to reveal
Used 9 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:12, Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1541; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 5
רָזִ֔יןra.Zinsecrets
Lemma: רָז (raz) · Strong's: H7328
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)
Meaning: mystery
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 2:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7328; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 6
וְהוֹדַ֗עve.ho.Da'and he has made known
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVhp3ms)
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 2:28 word 7
לְמַלְכָּא֙le.mal.Ka'to king the
נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzar
Lemma: נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר (ne.vu.khad.nets.tsar) · Strong's: H5020
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Nebuchadnezzar
Used 31 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 2:46, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5020; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 9
מָ֛הmahwhat
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4101
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)
Meaning: what?
Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 4:22, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4101; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 10
דִּ֥יdithat
לֶהֱוֵ֖אle.he.Ve'it will be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 12
בְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.Ritat [the] end of
Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: latter
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0320; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 13
יוֹמַיָּ֑אyo.mai.Ya'days the
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3118
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: day
Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 6:9, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 4:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3118; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 14
חֶלְמָ֨ךְchel.Makhdream your
Lemma: חֵ֫לֶם (che.lem) · Strong's: H2493
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: dream
Used 22 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2493; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 15
וְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.Veiand [the] visions of
Lemma: חֱזוּ (che.zev) · Strong's: H2376
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: vision
Used 12 times. Also: Daniel 2:19, Daniel 4:5, Daniel 4:9, Daniel 4:10, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2376; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 16
רֵאשָׁ֛ךְre.Shakhhead your
Lemma: רֵאשׁ (resh) · Strong's: H7217
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: head
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 5:10, Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 4:5, Daniel 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7217; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 17
עַֽל\־'al-on
מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְmish.ke.Vakhbed your
Lemma: מִשְׁכַּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4903
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:29, Daniel 4:5, Daniel 4:10, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4903; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 19
דְּנָ֥הde.Nah[is] this
הֽוּא\׃\ \פHu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1932
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (APp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1932; TAHOT Daniel 2:28 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | בְּרַם H1297 nevertheless |
| there is | → | אִיתַי H0383 there is |
| a God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| in heaven | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| who reveals | → | גְּלָא H1541 to reveal |
| mysteries | → | רָז H7328 mystery |
| and He has made known | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| to King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| Nebuchadnezzar | → | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020 Nebuchadnezzar |
| what | → | מָה H4101 what? |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| will happen | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| in the latter | → | אַחֲרִית H0320 latter |
| days | → | יוֹם H3118 day |
| Your dream | → | חֵ֫לֶם H2493 dream |
| and the visions | → | חֱזוּ H2376 vision |
| that came into your mind | → | רֵאשׁ H7217 head |
| as you lay on | → | עַל H5922 since |
| your bed | → | מִשְׁכַּב H4903 bed |
| were these | → | דְּנָה H1836 this |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1932 he/she/it |
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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