Thenאֱדַיִןto Danielלְדָנִיֵּאלthe mysteryרָזָהwas revealedגֲלִיin the visionבְּחֶזְוָאof the night;דִי לֵילְיָאthenאֱדַיִןDanielדָּנִיֵּאלblessedבָּרִךְthe Elahלֶאֱלָהּof the heavens.שְׁמַיָּא
Daniel 2:19
Study it in the app“Then to Daniel the mystery was revealed in the vision of the night; then Daniel blessed the Elah of the heavens.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:19, word by word
- Thenאֱדַיִןedayin
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “edayin” appears- to Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
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- the mysteryרָזָraza
mystery, secret
Mystery, secret (Aramaic): something hidden that only God can reveal.
Where else “raza” appears- was revealedגֲלִיgali
reveal
To make known something hidden.
Where else “gali” appears- in the visionחֶזְוָchezva
vision
What is seen in a dream or revelation.
Where else “chezva” appears- of the nightלֵילְיָlelya
night
Night (Aramaic).
Where else “lelya” appears- blessedבָּרִךְbarich
bless
Speak good of; praise (Aramaic).
Where else “barich” appears- the Elahאֱלָהּelah
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elah” appears- of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya
heavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appears
The context
18and told them to ask for compassion from before the Elah of the heavens concerning this mystery, so that they would not destroy Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
19 · This verse (above)
20Daniel answered and said, “May the name of Elah be blessed from everlasting and to everlasting, for wisdom and power are his.