And in everyוְכֹלmatterדְּבַרof wisdomחָכְמַתand understandingבִּינָהthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְaskedבִּקֵּשׁof them,מֵהֶםhe found themוַיִּמְצָאֵםtenעֶשֶׂרtimesיָדוֹתbetter than allעַל כָּלthe magiciansהַחַרְטֻמִּיםand the enchantersהָאַשָּׁפִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin allבְּכָלhis kingdom.מַלְכוּתוֹ
Daniel 1:20
Study it in the app“And in every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king asked of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and the enchanters who were in all his kingdom.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:20, word by word
- matterדְּבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- of wisdomחָכְמַתchachmat
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmat” appears- and understandingבִּינָהbina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “bina” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- askedבִּקֵּשׁbikesh
try to get
To try to get something.
Where else “bikesh” appears- he found themיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsae” appears- tenעֶשֶׂרeser
ten
Ten.
Where else “eser” appears- timesיָדוֹתyadot
tenon
Parts of an object, or a portion.
Where else “yadot” appears- the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּיםchartumim
magicians
Magicians: Egyptian experts devoted to interpreting dreams and signs and to secret arts.
Where else “chartumim” appears- and the enchantersאַשָּׁפִיםashafim
enchanter
Enchanter: one who uses spells and words of conjuring.
Where else “ashafim” appears- his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut
kingdom
A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.
Where else “malchut” appears
The context
19And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and they stood before the king.
20 · This verse (above)
21And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.