Study it in the app“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.”
KingמַלְכָּאNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרmadeעֲבַדan imageצְלֵםof gold,דִּי דְהַבits heightרוּמֵהּsixtyשִׁתִּיןcubits,אַמִּיןits widthפְּתָיֵהּsixשִׁתcubits;אַמִּיןhe set it upאֲקִימֵהּon the plainבְּבִקְעַתof Duraדּוּרָאin the provinceבִּמְדִינַתof Babylon.בָּבֶל
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearsNebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appearsdo, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “avad” appearsstatue
A statue, like the one in the king's dream.
Where else “tselem” appearsgold
Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".
Where else “dehav” appearsheight
Height (Aramaic).
Where else “rume” appearssixty
Sixty (Aramaic).
Where else “shitin” appearscubit
Cubit (Aramaic): a measure of length, from the elbow to the tip of the fingers, about half a meter. The same word as the Hebrew "amma".
Where else “amin” appearswidth
Width (Aramaic).
Where else “petaye” appearssix
Six (Aramaic).
Where else “shit” appearsset up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “akime” appearsplain
Plain, valley (Aramaic).
Where else “vikat” appearsDura
Dura: a plain in the province of Babylon.
Where else “dura” appearsprovince
Province (Aramaic): a region of the empire with its own government. The same word as the Hebrew "medina".
Where else “medinat” appearsBabylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “bavel” appears1 · This verse (above)
2And King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
