And in the secondוּבִ שְׁתַּיִםyearשְׁנַתof the reignלְמַלְכוּתof Nebuchadnezzar,נְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרdreamedחָלַםdreams,חֲלֹמוֹתand his spiritרוּחוֹwas troubled,וַתִּתְפָּעֶםand his sleepוּשְׁנָתוֹleft him.נִהְיְתָה עָלָיו
Daniel 2:1
Study it in the app“And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:1, word by word
- And in the secondשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shetayim” appears- yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- dreamedחָלַםchalam
dream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalam” appears- dreamsחֲלֹמוֹתchalomot
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalomot” appears- and his spiritרוּחruch
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appears- was troubledתִּתְפָּעֶםtitpaem
be troubled
Be uneasy inside, without peace.
Where else “titpaem” appears- and his sleepשְׁנָתshenat
sleep
Sleep.
Where else “shenat” appears- left himנִהְיְתָהnihyta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “nihyta” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the king said to call the magicians and the enchanters and the sorcerers and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king.