In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁyearבִּשְׁנַתof Cyrusלְכוֹרֶשׁkingמֶלֶךְof Persiaפָּרַסa wordדָּבָרwas revealedנִגְלָהto Daniel,לְדָנִיֵּאלwhose nameאֲשֶׁר שְׁמוֹwas calledנִקְרָאBelteshazzar;בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרand the wordוֶ הַדָּבָרwas truth,אֱמֶתandוְa greatגָדוֹלconflict;צָבָאand he understoodוּבִיןthe wordאֶת הַדָּבָרand had understandingוּבִינָה לוֹin the vision.בַּמַּרְאֶה
Daniel 10:1
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “nikra” appears- 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.
Where else “gadol” appears- conflictצָבָאtsava
war
War, going out to fight.
Where else “tsava” appears- and he understoodבִיןvin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “vin” appears- 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
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).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.