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I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. (KJV)

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וְשִׁמְעֵ֣תve.shim.'Etand I have heard

Lemma: שְׁמַע (she.ma) · Strong's: H8086

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqp1cs)

Meaning: to hear

Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8086; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 1

דִּ֛יdithat

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 2

ר֥וּחַRu.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 4:9, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7308; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 3

אֱלָהִ֖ין'e.la.Hingods

Lemma: אֱלָהּ (e.lah) · Strong's: H0426

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: god

Used 93 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0426; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 4

וְנַהִיר֧וּve.na.hi.Ruand illumination

Lemma: נְהִירוּ (ne.hi.ru) · Strong's: H5094B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: illumination

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5094B; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 5

וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּve.sa.khe.le.ta.Nuand insight

Lemma: שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ (sokh.le.ta.nu) · Strong's: H7924

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: insight

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:11, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7924; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 6

וְחָכְמָ֥הve.cha.khe.Mahand wisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2452

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (ANcfsa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2452; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 7

יַתִּירָ֖הya.ti.Rahextraordinary

Lemma: יַתִּיר (yat.tir) · Strong's: H3493

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AAafsa)

Meaning: preeminent

Used 8 times. Also: Daniel 2:31, Daniel 3:22, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 5:12, Daniel 6:3, Daniel 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3493; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 8

הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַתhish.te.Kha.chatit was found

Lemma: שְׁכַח (she.khach) · Strong's: H7912

Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVup3fs)

Meaning: to find

Used 18 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 6:2, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7912; TAHOT Daniel 5:14 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I have heard	→	שְׁמַע H8086 to hear
. . .	→	עַל H5922 since
that	→	דִּי H1768 that
the spirit	→	רוּחַ H7308 spirit
of the gods	→	אֱלָהּ H0426 god
is in you	→
and that you have insight	→	נְהִירוּ H5094B illumination
intelligence	→	שׇׂכְלְתָנוּ H7924 insight
and extraordinary	→	יַתִּיר H3493 preeminent
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2452 wisdom

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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