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And as for me,וַאֲנִיin the firstבִּ אַחַתyearשְׁנַתof Dariusלְדָרְיָוֶשׁthe Mede,הַמָּדִיI stood upעָמְדִיto be a supportלְמַחֲזִיקand a strongholdוּלְמָעוֹזfor him.לוֹ
Daniel 11:1
Study it in the app“And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to be a support and a stronghold for him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 11:1, word by word
- in the firstאַחַתachat
first
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “achat” appears- yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of Dariusדָרְיָוֶשׁdaryavesh
Darius
Darius: the name of several kings of Persia and of Darius the Mede. In Ezra, the king in whose reign the house of God was finished.
Where else “daryavesh” appears- the Medeמָּדִיmadi
Mede
Mede: a person of Media.
Where else “madi” appears- I stood upעָמְדִamdi
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amdi” appears- to be a supportמַחֲזִיקmachazik
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “machazik” appears- and a strongholdמָעוֹזmaoz
bulwark
YHWH, the safe place of his people.
Where else “maoz” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And now I will declare to you truth. Look, three more kings will stand up in Persia, and the fourth will gain great riches more than all; and when he is strong through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Javan.