ThenבֵּאדַיִןDanielדָּנִיֵּאלrepliedהֲתִיבwith counselעֵטָאand prudenceוּטְעֵםto Arioch,לְאַרְיוֹךְthe chiefרַבof the guardטַבָּחַיָּאof the king,דִּי מַלְכָּאwhoדִּיhad gone outנְפַקto killלְקַטָּלָהthe wise menלְחַכִּימֵיof Babylon.בָּבֶל
Daniel 2:14
Study it in the app“Then 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.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:14, word by word
- Thenאדַיִןdayin
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “dayin” 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- repliedהֲתִיבhativ
answer
To give an answer, or give back something received.
Where else “hativ” appears- with counselעֵטָאeta
counsel, prudence
Counsel, prudence (Aramaic).
Where else “eta” appears- and prudenceטְעֵםteem
prudence
To speak sensibly, weighing well what is said.
Where else “teem” appears- to Ariochאַרְיוֹךְaryoch
Arioch
Arioch, a king of Ellasar in the days of Abram; also a Babylonian officer in Daniel.
Where else “aryoch” appears- the chiefרַבrav
chief
The head of a group (Aramaic).
Where else “rav” appears- of the guardטַבָּחַיָּtabachaya
guard
Guard, one of the king's bodyguard (Aramaic); "the chief of the guard".
Where else “tabachaya” appears- of the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- had gone outנְפַקnefak
go out
To go out from a place, whether a person or an order.
Where else “nefak” appears- to killקַטָּלָהkatala
kill
To kill, to put to death (Aramaic).
Where else “katala” appears- the wise menחַכִּימֵיchakime
wise man
Wise man (Aramaic): one of the learned men of the king's court who interpreted dreams and signs.
Where else “chakime” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “bavel” appears
The context
13And the law went out, and the wise men were being killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.
14 · This verse (above)
15He answered and said to Arioch, the captain of the king, “Why is the law so harsh from before the king?” Then Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.