Study it in the app“You, O king, were looking, and look, a great image was there, that image was large and its brightness extraordinary; it stood before you, and its appearance was terrifying.”
You,אַנְתְּהO king,מַלְכָּאwere looking,חָזֵה הֲוַיְתָand look,וַאֲלוּa greatשַׂגִּיאimageצְלֵםwas there,חַדthat imageצַלְמָא דִּכֵּןwas largeרַבand its brightnessוְזִיוֵהּextraordinary;יַתִּירit stoodקָאֵםbefore you,לְקָבְלָךְand its appearanceוְרֵוֵהּwas terrifying.דְּחִיל
you
You (Aramaic).
Where else “ant” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearssee
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chaze” appearsbe, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “havayta” appearslook
Look! (Aramaic): draws attention to what follows.
Where else “alu” appearsmuch, great, many
Much, great, many (Aramaic).
Where else “sagi” appearsstatue
A statue, like the one in the king's dream.
Where else “tselem” appearsone
The number one; also used to say "a" or "a single".
Where else “chad” appearsthat, this
That, this (Aramaic).
Where else “diken” appearsgreat
Of great size, power or importance (Aramaic).
Where else “rav” appearsbrightness
Light and gleam that impress the eye (Aramaic).
Where else “zive” appearsextraordinary, exceedingly
Extraordinary, surpassing (Aramaic); as an adverb, "exceedingly".
Where else “yatir” appearsset up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “kaem” appearsbefore
In the presence of someone, facing him (Aramaic).
Where else “kavla” appearsappearance
Appearance, look (Aramaic).
Where else “reve” appearsfear; be terrible
To fear, to be afraid; also to be dreadful, to cause fear (Aramaic).
Where else “dechil” appears30And as for me, not by wisdom that is in me more than in all the living has this mystery been revealed to me, but so that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
31 · This verse (above)
32That image — its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
