Daniel 3:2

“And 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.”

Daniel 3:2 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 3:2, word by word

And Kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.

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sentשְׁלַחshelach

send

To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".

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to gatherמִכְנַשׁmichnash

gather

To gather together, to assemble (Aramaic).

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the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּachashdarpnaya

satrap

Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.

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the prefectsסִגְנַיָּsignaya

prefect

Prefect, governor (Aramaic): an official placed over others.

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and the governorsפַחֲוָתָfachavata

governor

Governor (Aramaic): one who rules a province in the king's name. The same word as the Hebrew "pecha".

Where else “fachavata” appears
the counselorsאֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּadargazraya

counselor

Counselor (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): an official of the royal court.

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the treasurersגְדָבְרַיָּgedavraya

treasurer

Treasurer (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin).

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the judgesדְּתָבְרַיָּdetavraya

judge

Judge (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): one skilled in law.

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the magistratesתִּפְתָּיֵtiftaye

magistrate

Magistrate, official of the law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin).

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the authoritiesשִׁלְטֹנֵיshiltone

official, ruler

Official, one in authority (Aramaic).

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of the provincesמְדִינָתָmedinata

province

Province (Aramaic): a region of the empire with its own government. The same word as the Hebrew "medina".

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to comeמֵתֵאmete

come

To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.

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to the dedicationחֲנֻכַּתchanukat

dedication

Dedication (Aramaic): the feast with which a house or an altar is opened and given to God. The same word as the Hebrew "chanukka".

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of the imageצַלְמָtsalma

statue

A statue, like the one in the king's dream.

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had set upהֲקֵיםhakem

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

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The context

1King 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.

2 · This verse (above)

3Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces were gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they were standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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