Daniel 2:37 Go deeper
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Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. (KJV)
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מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king O
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekh[are] [the] king of
מַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'kings the
דִּ֚יdiwhom
אֱלָ֣הּ'e.Lah[the] God of
שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the
מַלְכוּתָ֥אmal.khu.Ta'kingdom the
Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 2:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 2:37 word 7
חִסְנָ֛אchis.Na'power the
Lemma: חֵ֫סֶן (che.sen) · Strong's: H2632
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: authority
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2632; TAHOT Daniel 2:37 word 8
וְתָקְפָּ֥אve.ta.ke.Pa'and strength the
Lemma: תְּקֹף (te.qoph) · Strong's: H8632B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: might
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8632B; TAHOT Daniel 2:37 word 9
וִֽיקָרָ֖אvi.ka.Ra'and honor the
Lemma: יְקָר (ye.qar) · Strong's: H3367
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: honor
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 2:6, Daniel 4:30, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:18, Daniel 5:20, Daniel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3367; TAHOT Daniel 2:37 word 10
יְהַב\־ye.hav-he has given
Lemma: יְהַב (ye.hav) · Strong's: H3052
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
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 2:37 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You | → | אַנְתָּה H0607 you |
| O king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| are the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| of kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| to whom | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| has given | → | יְהַב H3052 to give |
| sovereignty | → | מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom |
| power | → | חֵ֫סֶן H2632 authority |
| strength | → | תְּקֹף H8632B might |
| and glory | → | יְקָר H3367 honor |
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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