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And the kingוְ מֶלֶךְof the southהַנֶּגֶבwill be strong,יֶחֱזַקbut one of his princesוּמִן שָׂרָיוwill be strongerוְיֶחֱזַקthan heעָלָיוand rule;וּמָשָׁלhis dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹwill be a greatרַבdominion.מִמְשָׁל
Daniel 11:5
Study it in the app“And the king of the south will be strong, but one of his princes will be stronger than he and rule; his dominion will be a great dominion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 11:5, word by word
- And the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of the southנֶּגֶבnegev
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negev” appears- will be strongיֶחֱזַקyechezak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “yechezak” appears- but one of his princesשָׂרָיsaray
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appears- and ruleמָשָׁלmashal
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “mashal” appears- his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּmemshalt
dominion
Dominion, rule: the power to govern something and the realm where it is used.
Where else “memshalt” appears- will be a greatרַבrav
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rav” appears- dominionמִמְשָׁלmimshal
dominion
Dominion: the territory and power over which someone rules. In 2 Kings 20:13, "all his dominion" is all of Hezekiah's kingdom. In 1 Chronicles 26:6 it names those who hold authority.
Where else “mimshal” appears
The context
4And when he has stood up, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds of the heavens, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be uprooted and go to others besides these.
5 · This verse (above)
6And at the end of some years they will make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she will not retain the strength of the arm, and he will not stand, nor his arm; and she will be given up, and those who brought her, and he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times.