Daniel 1:17

“And to these four youths, Elohim gave them learning and insight in all writing and wisdom; and Daniel understood all visions and dreams.”

Daniel 1:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 1:17, word by word

fourאַרְבַּעְתָּarbata

four

Four.

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youthsיְלָדִיםyeladim

youth

Young males, no longer children but not yet full-grown men.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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gaveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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learningמַדָּעmada

knowledge

Knowledge, understanding: knowing things and knowing how to think. A word of the same family as "know," found in the late books (Chronicles, Daniel, Ecclesiastes).

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and insightהַשְׂכֵּלhaskel

act wisely

To grasp what matters and act wisely.

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writingסֵפֶרsefer

writing

Knowing how to read; learning.

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and wisdomחָכְמָהchachma

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

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and Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."

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understoodהֵבִיןhevin

understand

To understand, realize.

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visionsחָזוֹןchazon

vision

Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.

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and dreamsחֲלֹמוֹתchalomot

dream

Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.

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The context

16So the steward kept taking away their delicacies and the wine they were to drink, and giving them vegetables.

17 · This verse (above)

18And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, the chief of the officials brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

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