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And the lawוְדָתָאwent out,נֶפְקַתand the wise menוְחַכִּימַיָּאwere being killed;מִתְקַטְּלִיןand they soughtוּבְעוֹDanielדָּנִיֵּאלand his companionsוְחַבְרוֹהִיto be killed.לְהִתְקְטָלָה
Daniel 2:13
Study it in the app“And the law went out, and the wise men were being killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:13, word by word
- And the lawדָתָdata
law, decree
Law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): both the law of God and the law of the king.
Where else “data” appears- went outנֶפְקַתnefkat
go out
To go out from a place, whether a person or an order.
Where else “nefkat” appears- and the wise menחַכִּימַיָּchakimaya
wise man
Wise man (Aramaic): one of the learned men of the king's court who interpreted dreams and signs.
Where else “chakimaya” appears- were being killedמִתְקַטְּלִיןmitkatlin
kill
To kill, to put to death (Aramaic).
Where else “mitkatlin” appears- and they soughtבְעוֹveo
seek
To look for someone or something.
Where else “veo” appears- Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".
Where else “daniyel” appears- and his companionsחַבְרוֹchavro
companion
Companion, fellow (Aramaic).
Where else “chavro” appears
The context
12Because of this the king became angry and was furious very much, and he said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 · This verse (above)
14Then Daniel replied with counsel and prudence to Arioch, the chief of the guard of the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.