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And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“A dreamחֲלוֹםI have dreamed,חָלָמְתִּיand my spiritרוּחִיis troubledוַתִּפָּעֶםto knowלָדַעַתthe dream.”אֶת הַחֲלוֹם
Daniel 2:3
Study it in the app“And the king said to them, “A dream I have dreamed, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.””
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:3, word by word
- And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “A dreamחֲלוֹםchalom
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appears- I have dreamedחָלָמְתִּיchalamti
dream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalamti” appears- and my spiritרוּחִruchi
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruchi” appears- is troubledתִּפָּעֶםtipaem
be troubled
Be uneasy inside, without peace.
Where else “tipaem” appears- to knowדַעַתdaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic: “O king, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”