And Kingוּ מַלְכָּאNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרsentשְׁלַחto gatherלְמִכְנַשׁthe satraps,לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּאthe prefects,סִגְנַיָּאand the governors,וּפַחֲוָתָאthe counselors,אֲדַרְגָּזְרַיָּאthe treasurers,גְדָבְרַיָּאthe judges,דְּתָבְרַיָּאthe magistrates,תִּפְתָּיֵאand allוְכֹלthe authoritiesשִׁלְטֹנֵיof the provincesמְדִינָתָאto comeלְמֵתֵאto the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּתof the imageצַלְמָאthatדִּיKingמַלְכָּאNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרhad set up.הֲקֵים
Daniel 3:2
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:2, word by word
- And Kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- 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.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- sentשְׁלַחshelach
send
To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".
Where else “shelach” appears- to gatherמִכְנַשׁmichnash
gather
To gather together, to assemble (Aramaic).
Where else “michnash” appears- the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּachashdarpnaya
satrap
Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.
Where else “achashdarpnaya” appears- the prefectsסִגְנַיָּsignaya
prefect
Prefect, governor (Aramaic): an official placed over others.
Where else “signaya” appears- 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.
Where else “adargazraya” appears- the treasurersגְדָבְרַיָּgedavraya
treasurer
Treasurer (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin).
Where else “gedavraya” appears- the judgesדְּתָבְרַיָּdetavraya
judge
Judge (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): one skilled in law.
Where else “detavraya” appears- the magistratesתִּפְתָּיֵtiftaye
magistrate
Magistrate, official of the law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin).
Where else “tiftaye” appears- the authoritiesשִׁלְטֹנֵיshiltone
official, ruler
Official, one in authority (Aramaic).
Where else “shiltone” appears- of the provincesמְדִינָתָmedinata
province
Province (Aramaic): a region of the empire with its own government. The same word as the Hebrew "medina".
Where else “medinata” appears- to comeמֵתֵאmete
come
To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.
Where else “mete” appears- 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".
Where else “chanukat” appears- of the imageצַלְמָtsalma
statue
A statue, like the one in the king's dream.
Where else “tsalma” appears- had set upהֲקֵיםhakem
set up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “hakem” appears
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.