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O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. (KJV)
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בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר֮be.le.te.sha.TzarO Belteshazzar
Lemma: בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר (be.le.te.shats.tsar) · Strong's: H1096
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Belteshazzar
Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 2:26, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 4:19, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1096; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 1
רַ֣בrav[the] chief of
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7229
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: great
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7229; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 2
חַרְטֻמַיָּא֒char.tu.mai.Ya'magicians the
Lemma: חַרְטֹם (char.tom) · Strong's: H2749
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: magician
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2749; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 3
דִּ֣י\׀diwhom
אֲנָ֣ה'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 2:23, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0576B; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 5
יִדְעֵ֗תyid.'EtI know
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqp1cs)
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 4:9 word 6
דִּ֠יdithat
ר֣וּחַRu.acha spirit of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7308
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:35, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:12, Daniel 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7308; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 8
אֱלָהִ֤ין'e.la.Hingods
קַדִּישִׁין֙ka.di.Shinholy
Lemma: קַדִּישׁ (qad.dish) · Strong's: H6922
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AAampa)
Meaning: holy
Used 13 times. Also: Daniel 4:8, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6922; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 10
וְכָל\־ve.kholand any
רָ֖זrazsecret
Lemma: רָז (raz) · Strong's: H7328
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: mystery
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:19, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:29, Daniel 2:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7328; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 12
לָא\־la'-not
אָנֵ֣ס'a.Nes[is] oppressing
Lemma: אֲנַס (a.nas) · Strong's: H0598
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVqrmsa)
Meaning: to constrain
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0598; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 14
חֶזְוֵ֨יchez.Vei[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 2:28, Daniel 4:5, Daniel 4:10, Daniel 4:13, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2376; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 15
חֶלְמִ֧יchel.Midream my
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 4:9 word 16
דִֽי\־di-which
חֲזֵ֛יתcha.ZeitI saw
Lemma: חֲזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2370
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqp1cs)
Meaning: to see
Used 31 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:26, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2370; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 18
וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.Rehand interpretation its
Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6591; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 19
אֱמַֽר\׃'e.Martell!
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVqv2ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 4:9 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| O Belteshazzar | → | בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר H1096 Belteshazzar |
| chief | → | רַב H7229 great |
| of the magicians | → | חַרְטֹם H2749 magician |
| I | → | אֲנָה H0576B me |
| know | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the spirit | → | רוּחַ H7308 spirit |
| of the holy | → | קַדִּישׁ H6922 holy |
| gods | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| [is] in you | → | |
| and that | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| no | → | לָא H3809 not |
| mystery | → | רָז H7328 mystery |
| baffles | → | אֲנַס H0598 to constrain |
| you | → | |
| [So] explain to me | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| the visions | → | חֱזוּ H2376 vision |
| I saw | → | חֲזָה H2370 to see |
| in my dream | → | חֵ֫לֶם H2493 dream |
| and their interpretation | → | פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation |
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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