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The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. (KJV)
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עָפְיֵ֤הּ'a.fe.Yehfoliage its
Lemma: עֳפִי (o.phi) · Strong's: H6074
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: foliage
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6074; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 1
שַׁפִּיר֙sha.Pir[was] beautiful
Lemma: שַׁפִּיר (shap.pir) · Strong's: H8209
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAabsa)
Meaning: fair
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8209; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 2
וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּve.'in.Behand fruit its
Lemma: אֵב (ev) · Strong's: H0004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0004; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 3
שַׂגִּ֔יאsa.Gi'[was] plentiful
Lemma: שַׂגִּיא (sag.gi) · Strong's: H7690
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAabsa)
Meaning: greatly
Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 5:11, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:48, Daniel 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7690; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 4
וּמָז֨וֹןu.ma.Zonand food
Lemma: מָזוֹן (ma.zon) · Strong's: H4203
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: food
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4203; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 5
לְכֹ֖לָּא\־le.Kho.la-'for <the> all
תְּחֹת֜וֹהִיte.cho.To.hiunder it
Lemma: תְּחוֹת (te.chot) · Strong's: H8460
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: under
Used 5 times. Also: Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8460; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 7
תַּטְלֵ֣ל\׀tat.Lelit had shade
Lemma: טְלַל (te.lal) · Strong's: H2927
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVhi3fs)
Meaning: to have shade
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2927; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 8
חֵיוַ֣תchei.Vat[the] animal[s] of
Lemma: חֵיוָא (che.va) · Strong's: H2423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: beast
Used 20 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2423; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 9
בָּרָ֗אba.Ra'field the
Lemma: בַּר (bar) · Strong's: H1251
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: field
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 2:38, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1251; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 10
וּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙u.ve.'an.Fo.hiand in branches its
Lemma: עֲנַף (a.naph) · Strong's: H6056
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: bough
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6056; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 11
צִפֲּרֵ֣יtzi.pa.Rei[the] birds of
Lemma: צְפַר (tse.phar) · Strong's: H6853
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: bird
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:21, Daniel 4:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6853; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 12
שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the
וּמִנֵּ֖הּu.mi.Nehand from it
יִתְּזִ֥יןyi.te.Zinit fed
Lemma: זוּן (zun) · Strong's: H2110
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVui3ms)
Meaning: to feed
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2110; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 15
כָּל\־kol-all
בִּשְׂרָֽא\׃bis.Ra'<the> flesh
Lemma: בְּשַׁר (be.shar) · Strong's: H1321
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: flesh
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 2:11, Daniel 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1321; TAHOT Daniel 4:12 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Its leaves | → | עֳפִי H6074 foliage |
| were beautiful | → | שַׁפִּיר H8209 fair |
| its fruit | → | אֵב H0004 fruit |
| was abundant | → | שַׂגִּיא H7690 greatly |
| and upon it | → | |
| was food | → | מָזוֹן H4203 food |
| for all | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| Under it | → | תְּחוֹת H8460 under |
| the beasts | → | חֵיוָא H2423 beast |
| of the field | → | בַּר H1251 field |
| found shelter | → | טְלַל H2927 to have shade |
| in its branches | → | עֲנַף H6056 bough |
| the birds | → | צְפַר H6853 bird |
| of the air | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| nested | → | דּוּר H1753 to dwell |
| and from it | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| every | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| creature | → | בְּשַׁר H1321 flesh |
| was fed | → | זוּן H2110 to feed |
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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