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Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yinthen

Lemma: אֱדַ֫יִן (e.da.yin) · Strong's: H0116

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: then

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0116; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 1

כֹּ֖לkolall

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3606

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: all

Used 81 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12, Ezra 6:17, Ezra 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3606; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 2

חַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.Mei[the] wise men of

Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (AAampc)

Meaning: wise

Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 3

מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 4

וְלָֽא\־ve.la'-and not

Lemma: לָא (la) · Strong's: H3809

Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)

Meaning: not

Used 82 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3809; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 5

כָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.Lin[they were] able

Lemma: כְּהַל (ke.hal) · Strong's: H3546

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrmpa)

Meaning: be able

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 2:26, Daniel 4:18, Daniel 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3546; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 6

כְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'writing the

Lemma: כְּתָב (ke.tav) · Strong's: H3792

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: inscription

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Ezra 7:22, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3792; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 7

לְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'to read aloud

Lemma: קְרָא (qe.ra) · Strong's: H7123

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVqcc)

Meaning: to read

Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 8

לְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'Ahto make known

Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)

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 5:8 word 9

לְמַלְכָּֽא\׃le.mal.Ka'to king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Daniel 5:8 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

So	→	אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then
all	→	כֹּל H3606 all
the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
wise men	→	חַכִּים H2445 wise
came in	→	עֲלַל H5954 to come
but they could	→	כְּהַל H3546 be able
not	→	לָא H3809 not
read	→	קְרָא H7123 to read
the inscription	→	כְּתָב H3792 inscription
or interpret it	→	פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation
. . .	→	יְדַע H3046 to know
for [him]	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king

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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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