Daniel 2:40 Go deeper
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And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. (KJV)
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וּמַלְכוּ֙u.mal.Khuand a kingdom
Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 1
תֶּהֱוֵ֥אte.he.Ve'it will be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqi3fs)
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 2:40 word 2
תַקִּיפָ֖הta.ki.Fahstrong
Lemma: תַּקִּיף (taq.qiph) · Strong's: H8624
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AAafsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Daniel 2:42, Daniel 4:3, Daniel 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8624; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 3
כְּפַרְזְלָ֑אke.far.ze.La'like <the> iron
Lemma: פַּרְזֶל (par.zel) · Strong's: H6523
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: iron
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:33, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:41, Daniel 2:42, Daniel 2:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6523; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 4
קֳבֵ֗לko.Velbecause
Lemma: קֳבֵל (qe.vel) · Strong's: H6903H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: before: because
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:17, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6903H; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 5
דִּ֤יdithat
פַרְזְלָא֙far.ze.La'iron the
Lemma: פַּרְזֶל (par.zel) · Strong's: H6523
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: iron
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:33, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:41, Daniel 2:42, Daniel 2:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6523; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 7
מְהַדֵּ֤קme.ha.Dek[is] shattering
Lemma: דְּקַק (de.qaq) · Strong's: H1855
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVhrmsa)
Meaning: to break up
Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 6:24, Daniel 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1855; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 8
וְחָשֵׁל֙ve.cha.Sheland [is] crushing
Lemma: חֲשַׁל (cha.shal) · Strong's: H2827
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to shatter
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2827; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 9
כֹּ֔לָּאKo.la'<the> everything
וּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אu.khe.far.ze.La'and like <the> iron
Lemma: פַּרְזֶל (par.zel) · Strong's: H6523
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: iron
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:33, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:41, Daniel 2:42, Daniel 2:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6523; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 11
דִּֽי\־di-which
מְרָעַ֥עme.ra.'A'[is] crushing
Lemma: רְעַע (re.a) · Strong's: H7490
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVprmsa)
Meaning: to break
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7490; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 13
כָּל\־kol-all
אִלֵּ֖ין'i.Leinthese
Lemma: אִלֵּין (il.len) · Strong's: H0459
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: these
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:44, Daniel 6:2, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0459; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 15
תַּדִּ֥קta.Dikit will shatter
Lemma: דְּקַק (de.qaq) · Strong's: H1855
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVhi3fs)
Meaning: to break up
Used 10 times. Also: Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 6:24, Daniel 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1855; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 16
וְתֵרֹֽעַ\׃ve.te.Ro.a'so it may crush
Lemma: רְעַע (re.a) · Strong's: H7490
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqu3fs)
Meaning: to break
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7490; TAHOT Daniel 2:40 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Finally, there will be | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| a fourth | → | רְבִיעִי H7244 fourth |
| kingdom | → | מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom |
| as strong | → | תַּקִּיף H8624 strong |
| as iron | → | פַּרְזֶל H6523 iron |
| for | → | קֳבֵל H6903H before: because |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| iron | → | פַּרְזֶל H6523 iron |
| shatters | → | דְּקַק H1855 to break up |
| and crushes | → | חֲשַׁל H2827 to shatter |
| all things | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| and like iron | → | פַּרְזֶל H6523 iron |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| crushes | → | רְעַע H7490 to break |
| all things | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| it will shatter | → | דְּקַק H1855 to break up |
| and crush | → | רְעַע H7490 to break |
| all the others | → | אִלֵּין H0459 these |
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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