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That imageהוּא צַלְמָא— its headרֵאשֵׁהּwas of fineדִּי טָבgold,דְהַבits chestחֲדוֹהִיand its armsוּדְרָעוֹהִיof silver,דִּי כְסַףits bellyמְעוֹהִיand its thighsוְיַרְכָתֵהּof bronze,דִּי נְחָשׁ
Daniel 2:32
Study it in the app“That image — its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Daniel 2:32, word by word
- That imageצַלְמָtsalma
statue
A statue, like the one in the king's dream.
Where else “tsalma” appears- — its headרֵאשֵׁreshe
head
The topmost part of the body, where one thinks and dreams (Aramaic).
Where else “reshe” appears- was of fineטָבtav
good
Good (Aramaic). "If it seems good to the king". The same word as the Hebrew "tov".
Where else “tav” appears- goldדְהַבdehav
gold
Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".
Where else “dehav” appears- its chestחֲדוֹchado
chest
Chest, breast (Aramaic).
Where else “chado” appears- and its armsדְרָעוֹderao
arm
Arm (Aramaic).
Where else “derao” appears- of silverכְסַףchesaf
silver
Silver (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kesef".
Where else “chesaf” appears- its bellyמְעוֹmeo
belly
Belly, inner parts (Aramaic; plural).
Where else “meo” appears- and its thighsיַרְכָתֵyarchate
thigh
Thigh (Aramaic).
Where else “yarchate” appears- of bronzeנְחָשׁnechash
bronze
Bronze, copper (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "nechoshet".
Where else “nechash” appears
The context
31You, 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.
32 · This verse (above)
33its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.