Daniel 10:1

“In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the word was truth, and a great conflict; and he understood the word and had understanding in the vision.”

Daniel 10:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 10:1, word by word

In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁshalosh

third

The one that comes after the second in an order.

Where else “shalosh” appears
yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shenat” appears
of Cyrusכוֹרֶשׁchoresh

Cyrus

Cyrus: king of Persia who conquered Babylon and allowed the exiles of Judah to return to their land and rebuild the house of God.

Where else “choresh” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
of Persiaפָּרַסparas

Persia

See it on the mapWhere else “paras” appears
a wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
was revealedנִגְלָהnigla

reveal

To make known, show openly.

Where else “nigla” appears
to 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."

Where else “daniyel” appears
whose nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears
was calledנִקְרָאnikra

name

To give someone a name.

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Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar

Belteshazzar

Belteshazzar: the Babylonian name given to Daniel.

Where else “beltshatsar” appears
was truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “emet” appears
a greatגָדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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conflictצָבָאtsava

war

War, going out to fight.

Where else “tsava” appears
and he understoodבִיןvin

understand

To understand, realize.

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and had understandingבִינָהvina

understanding

Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.

Where else “vina” appears
in the visionמַּרְאֶהmare

vision

A vision God gives, which must be understood.

Where else “mare” appears

Places in this verse

Persia
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Persia

    Today: Iran

    An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.

    Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).

    Ezra 1:1Esther 1:3Daniel 10:12 Chronicles 36:22

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.

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