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They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. (KJV)
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אִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.Tivthey drank
Lemma: שְׁתָה (she.tah) · Strong's: H8355
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqp3mp)
Meaning: to drink
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8355; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 1
חַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'wine the
Lemma: חֲמַר (cha.mar) · Strong's: H2562
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: wine
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 6:9, Ezra 7:22, Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2562; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 2
וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chuand they praised
Lemma: שְׁבַח (she.vach) · Strong's: H7624
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVpp3mp)
Meaning: to praise
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:23, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 4:37, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7624; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 3
לֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.Hei<obj.> [the] gods of
דַּהֲבָ֧אda.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 5:4 word 5
וְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'and <the> silver
נְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'<the> bronze
Lemma: נְחָשׁ (ne.chash) · Strong's: H5174
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: bronze
Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5174; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 7
פַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'<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 2:40, Daniel 2:41, Daniel 2:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6523; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 8
אָעָ֥א'a.'A'<the> wood
Lemma: אָע (a) · Strong's: H0636
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: wood
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0636; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 9
וְאַבְנָֽא\׃ve.'av.Na'and <the> stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0069
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: stone
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:4, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0069; TAHOT Daniel 5:4 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As they drank | → | שְׁתָה H8355 to drink |
| the wine | → | חֲמַר H2562 wine |
| they praised | → | שְׁבַח H7624 to praise |
| [their] gods | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| of gold | → | דְּהַב H1722 gold |
| and silver | → | כְּסַף H3702 silver |
| bronze | → | נְחָשׁ H5174 bronze |
| and iron | → | פַּרְזֶל H6523 iron |
| wood | → | אָע H0636 wood |
| and stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0069 stone |
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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