at the momentבְּעִדָּנָאthatדִּיyou hearתִשְׁמְעוּןthe soundקָלof the horn,קַרְנָאthe flute,מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָאthe zither,קַתְרוֹסthe sambuca,סַבְּכָאthe psaltery,פְּסַנְתֵּרִיןthe bagpipe,סוּמְפֹּנְיָהand everyוְכֹלkindזְנֵיof music,זְמָרָאyou will fall downתִּפְּלוּןand bow downוְתִסְגְּדוּןto the imageלְצֶלֶםof goldדַּהֲבָאthatדִּיKingמַלְכָּאNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרhas set up.הֲקֵים
Daniel 3:5
Study it in the app“at the moment that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, the bagpipe, and every kind of music, you will fall down and bow down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 3:5, word by word
- at the momentעִדָּנָidana
time, period
Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").
Where else “idana” appears- you hearתִשְׁמְעוּןtishmun
hear
Hear, listen; learn of something.
Where else “tishmun” appears- the soundקָלkal
sound, voice
Sound, voice (Aramaic): a voice that speaks or the sound of instruments.
Where else “kal” appears- of the hornקַרְנָkarna
horn
Horn (Aramaic): the horn of an animal; also a horn for sound. In visions it stands for a power or a king. The same word as the Hebrew "keren".
Where else “karna” appears- the fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיתָmashrokita
pipe, flute
Pipe, flute (Aramaic): a wind instrument.
Where else “mashrokita” appears- the zitherקַתְרוֹסkatros
lyre, zither
Lyre, zither (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.
Where else “katros” appears- the sambucaסַבְּכָאsabcha
harp, trigon
A stringed instrument (Aramaic), a kind of harp.
Where else “sabcha” appears- the psalteryפְּסַנְתֵּרִיןpesanterin
harp, psaltery
Psaltery (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a stringed instrument.
Where else “pesanterin” appears- the bagpipeסוּמְפֹּנְיָהsumponya
bagpipe, symphonia
Symphonia (Aramaic; a word of Greek origin): a musical instrument, perhaps a kind of bagpipe.
Where else “sumponya” appears- kindזְנֵיzene
kind, sort
Kind, sort (Aramaic): "every kind of music".
Where else “zene” appears- of musicזְמָרָzemara
music
Music, the playing of instruments (Aramaic).
Where else “zemara” appears- you will fall downתִּפְּלוּןtiplun
fall
To topple, or bow to the ground before someone.
Where else “tiplun” appears- and bow downתִסְגְּדוּןtisgdun
bow down, worship
To bow down, to prostrate oneself in worship (Aramaic).
Where else “tisgdun” appears- to the imageצֶלֶםtselem
statue
A statue, like the one in the king's dream.
Where else “tselem” appears- of goldדַּהֲבָdahava
gold
Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".
Where else “dahava” appears- 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- has set upהֲקֵיםhakem
set up
To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).
Where else “hakem” appears
Translation note
Several of these instruments have Greek names; their exact form is not well known.
The context
4And the herald was calling out with strength, “To you it is said, peoples, nations, and languages:
5 · This verse (above)
6And whoever does not fall down and bow down at that very moment will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing.”