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Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. (KJV)

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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 6:3 word 1

דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelDaniel

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 6:3 word 2

דְּנָ֔הde.Nahthis

Lemma: דְּנָה (de.nah) · Strong's: H1836

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)

Meaning: this

Used 58 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 3

הֲוָ֣אha.Va'he was

Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)

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 6:3 word 4

מִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.Tzachdistinguishing himself

Lemma: נְצַח (ne.tsach) · Strong's: H5330

Parsing: Verb · Hitpaal (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVMrmsa)

Meaning: to distinguish oneself

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5330; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 5

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 6

סָרְכַיָּ֖אsa.re.khai.Ya'overseers the

Lemma: סָרֵךְ (sa.rekh) · Strong's: H5632

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)

Meaning: chief

Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 6:2, Daniel 6:4, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5632; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 7

וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑אva.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'and satraps the

Lemma: אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין (a.chash.dar.pan) · Strong's: H0324

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)

Meaning: satrap

Used 9 times. Also: Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 6:1, Daniel 6:2, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0324; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 8

קֳבֵ֗לko.Velbecause

Lemma: קֳבֵל (qe.vel) · Strong's: H6903H

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

Meaning: before: because

Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:17, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6903H; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 9

דִּ֣יdithat

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 6:3 word 10

ר֤וּחַRu.acha spirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7308

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

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 6:3 word 11

יַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'extraordinary

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 5:14, Daniel 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3493; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 12

וּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'and 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 6:3 word 13

עֲשִׁ֔ית'a.Shit[was] planning

Lemma: עֲשִׁת (a.shit) · Strong's: H6246

Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVQrmsa)

Meaning: to plan

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6246; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 14

לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.Tehto appoint him

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I

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

Meaning: to stand: establish

Used 25 times. Also: Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6966I; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 15

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Daniel 6:3 word 16

כָּל\־kol-all

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 6:3 word 17

מַלְכוּתָֽא\׃mal.khu.Ta'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 6:3 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

Soon	→	אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then
by	→	קֳבֵל H6903H before: because
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
his extraordinary	→	יַתִּיר H3493 preeminent
spirit	→	רוּחַ H7308 spirit
Daniel	→	דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel
. . .	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
. . .	→	הֲוָא H1934 to be
distinguished himself	→	נְצַח H5330 to distinguish oneself
among	→	עַל H5922 since
the administrators	→	סָרֵךְ H5632 chief
and satraps	→	אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין H0324 satrap
So the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
planned	→	עֲשִׁת H6246 to plan
to set him	→	קוּם H6966I to stand: establish
over	→	עַל H5922 since
the whole	→	כֹּל H3606 all
kingdom	→	מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom

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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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