Daniel 10:6

“and his body was like chrysolite, and his face like the appearance of lightning, and his eyes like torches of fire, and his arms and his feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.”

Daniel 10:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 10:6, word by word

and his bodyגְוִיָּתgeviyat

body

The physical frame of a living being.

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was like chrysoliteתַרְשִׁישׁtarshish

precious stone

A precious stone whose identity is uncertain, perhaps topaz or yellow jasper. It bears the name of Tarshish, the distant place.

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and his faceפָנָיfanay

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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like the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

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of lightningבָרָקvarak

lightning

The sudden light that flashes across the sky in a storm.

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and his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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like torchesלַפִּידֵיlapide

torch, flame

Torch, flame; also lightning.

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of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and his armsזְרֹעֹתָיzerootay

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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and his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָיmarglotay

place of the feet

The place of the feet: the part where someone lying down has his feet.

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of burnishedקָלָלkalal

burnished

Burnished, polished until it shines.

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bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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and the soundקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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of his wordsדְּבָרָיdevaray

word

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

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of a multitudeהָמוֹןhamon

multitude

Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.

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The context

5I lifted my eyes and looked, and look, a man clothed in linen, and his waist girded with fine gold of Uphaz;

6 · This verse (above)

7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, and the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great trembling fell on them, and they fled to hide.

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