Daniel 4:1

“King Nebuchadnezzar, to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: May your peace increase!”

Daniel 4:1 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:1, word by word

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
the peoplesעַמְמַיָּammaya

people

People (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "am".

Where else “ammaya” appears
nationsאֻמַיָּumaya

nation

Nation, people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "umma".

Where else “umaya” appears
and languagesלִשָּׁנַיָּlishanaya

tongue, language

Tongue, language (Aramaic); also a people that speaks one language.

Where else “lishanaya” appears
liveדָיְרִיןdayrin

dwell

To dwell, to live in a place (Aramaic).

Where else “dayrin” appears
the earthאַרְעָara

earth

The ground and the inhabited world, above all as the place where kingdoms rule.

Where else “ara” appears
May your peaceשְׁלָמְshelam

peace, well-being

Peace, well-being (Aramaic). It is the greeting of letters, like the Hebrew "shalom".

Where else “shelam” appears
increaseיִשְׂגֵּאyisge

grow, increase

To grow, to increase (Aramaic).

Where else “yisge” appears

Translation note

In the Aramaic text, 4:1-3 are 3:31-33, and 4:4-37 are 4:1-34.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2The signs and the wonders that Elah Illaya has done with me it has seemed good to me to declare.

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