And heוְהוּאchangesמְהַשְׁנֵאtimesעִדָּנַיָּאand seasons;וְזִמְנַיָּאhe removesמְהַעְדֵּהkingsמַלְכִיןand sets upוּמְהָקֵיםkings;מַלְכִיןhe givesיָהֵבwisdomחָכְמְתָאto the wiseלְחַכִּימִיןand knowledgeוּמַנְדְּעָאto those who knowלְיָדְעֵיunderstanding.בִינָה
Daniel 2:21
Study it in the app“And he changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:21, word by word
- changesמְהַשְׁנֵאmehashne
change, alter
To change, to alter (Aramaic).
Where else “mehashne” appears- timesעִדָּנַיָּidanaya
time, period
Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").
Where else “idanaya” appears- and seasonsזִמְנַיָּzimnaya
time
A set time, or a delay that is granted (Aramaic).
Where else “zimnaya” appears- he removesמְהַעְדֵּהmehade
take away
To take from someone what he had: the kingdom, the office, the dominion.
Where else “mehade” appears- kingsמַלְכִיןmalchin
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malchin” appears- and sets upמְהָקֵיםmehakem
set up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “mehakem” appears- he givesיָהֵבyahev
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yahev” appears- wisdomחָכְמְתָchachmta
wisdom
Wisdom (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chochma".
Where else “chachmta” appears- to the wiseחַכִּימִיןchakimin
wise man
Wise man (Aramaic): one of the learned men of the king's court who interpreted dreams and signs.
Where else “chakimin” appears- and knowledgeמַנְדְּעָmanda
knowledge, understanding
Knowledge, understanding (Aramaic).
Where else “manda” appears- to those who knowיָדְעֵיyade
know
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “yade” appears- understandingבִינָהvina
understanding
Understanding (Aramaic).
Where else “vina” appears
The context
20Daniel answered and said, “May the name of Elah be blessed from everlasting and to everlasting, for wisdom and power are his.
21 · This verse (above)
22He reveals the deep things and the hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.