Daniel 5:29 Go deeper
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Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. (KJV)
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בֵּאדַ֣יִן\׀be.Da.yin<in> then
אֲמַ֣ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
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 5:29 word 2
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.sha.TzarBelshazzar
Lemma: בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (be.le.shats.tsar) · Strong's: H1113
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Belshazzar
Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:9, Daniel 5:22, Daniel 5:30, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1113; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 3
וְהַלְבִּ֤ישׁוּve.hal.Bi.shuand they clothed
Lemma: לְבֵשׁ (le.vash) · Strong's: H3848
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhp3mp)
Meaning: to clothe
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3848; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 4
לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙le.da.ni.yeL<obj.> Daniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 5
אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א'ar.ge.va.Na'<the> purple
Lemma: אַרְגְּוָן (ar.ge.van) · Strong's: H0711
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: purple
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0711; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 6
דִֽי\־di-of
דַהֲבָ֖אda.ha.Va'<the> gold
Lemma: דְּהַב (de.hav) · Strong's: H1722
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: gold
Used 23 times. Also: Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 7:15, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:18, Daniel 2:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1722; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 8
עַֽל\־'al-[was] on
צַוְּארֵ֑הּtza.ve.Rehneck his
Lemma: צַוַּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6676; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 10
וְהַכְרִ֣זֽוּve.hakh.Ri.zuand they made proclamation
Lemma: כְּרַז (ke.raz) · Strong's: H3745
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhp3mp)
Meaning: to proclaim
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3745; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 11
עֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiconcerning him
דִּֽי\־di-that
לֶהֱוֵ֥אle.he.Ve'he will be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
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 5:29 word 14
שַׁלִּ֛יטsha.Lithaving mastery
Lemma: שַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) · Strong's: H7990
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAabsa)
Meaning: ruling
Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7990; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 15
תַּלְתָּ֖אtal.Ta'third the
Lemma: תְּלַת (te.lat) · Strong's: H8531
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: third
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 5:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8531; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 16
בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא\׃be.mal.khu.Ta'in 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 2:37, Daniel 2:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Daniel 5:29 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| Belshazzar | → | בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר H1113 Belshazzar |
| gave the command | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| and they clothed | → | לְבֵשׁ H3848 to clothe |
| Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| in purple | → | אַרְגְּוָן H0711 purple |
| placed a gold | → | דְּהַב H1722 gold |
| chain | → | H2002 |
| around | → | עַל H5922 since |
| his neck | → | צַוַּאר H6676 neck |
| and proclaimed | → | כְּרַז H3745 to proclaim |
| him | → | עַל H5922 since |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the third highest | → | תְּלַת H8531 third |
| ruler | → | שַׁלִּיט H7990 ruling |
| in the kingdom | → | מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom |
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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