But the godוְלֶאֱלֹהַּof strongholdsמָעֻזִּיםhe will honorיְכַבֵּדin his place;עַל כַּנּוֹand a godוְלֶאֱלוֹהַּthatאֲשֶׁרhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוdid notלֹאknowיְדָעֻהוּhe will honorיְכַבֵּדwith goldבְּזָהָבand with silverוּבְכֶסֶףand with preciousיְקָרָהstonesוּבְאֶבֶןand with desirable things.וּבַחֲמֻדוֹת
Daniel 11:38
Study it in the app“But the god of strongholds he will honor in his place; and a god that his fathers did not know he will honor with gold and with silver and with precious stones and with desirable things.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 11:38, word by word
- But the godאֱלֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- of strongholdsמָעֻזִּיםmauzim
stronghold
A strong place where someone defends himself or takes refuge.
Where else “mauzim” appears- he will honorיְכַבֵּדyechabed
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “yechabed” appears- in his placeכַּנּkan
office
Someone's place or post, which another comes to occupy.
Where else “kan” appears- his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avotay” appears- knowיְדָעֻyedau
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedau” appears- with goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and with silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears- and with preciousיְקָרָהyekara
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yekara” appears- stonesאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- and with desirable thingsחֲמֻדוֹתchamudot
precious
What is desirable, valuable.
Where else “chamudot” appears
The context
37And to the gods of his fathers he will not pay heed, nor to the one desired by women, nor to any god will he pay heed, for above all he will magnify himself.
38 · This verse (above)
39And he will act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god; those who acknowledge him he will greatly increase in honor, and he will make them rule over many, and the land he will divide for a price.