Daniel 1:6

“And there were among them, from the sons of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.”

Daniel 1:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 1:6, word by word

And there wereיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yehi” appears
from the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel

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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Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהchananya

Hananiah

Hananiah: name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."

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Mishaelמִישָׁאֵלmishael

Mishael

Mishael: the name of several Israelites, among them a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, and a companion of Daniel.

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and Azariahעֲזַרְיָהazarya

Azariah

Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."

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The context

5And the king assigned them a daily portion each day from the delicacies of the king and from the wine he drank, and ordered that they be brought up three years, and at the end of them they would stand before the king.

6 · This verse (above)

7And the chief of the officials gave them names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, and Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael Meshach, and Azariah Abednego.

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