Daniel 4:10

“And these were the visions of my head on my bed: I was looking, and look, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.”

Daniel 4:10 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:10, word by word

And these were the visionsחֶזְוֵיchezve

vision

What is seen in a dream or revelation.

Where else “chezve” appears
of my headרֵאשִׁreshi

head

The topmost part of the body, where one thinks and dreams (Aramaic).

Where else “reshi” appears
on my bedמִשְׁכְּבִmishkvi

bed

Bed (Aramaic): where one lies down; also where one has dreams at night.

Where else “mishkvi” appears
I was lookingחָזֵהchaze

see

To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.

Where else “chaze” appears
I was lookingהֲוֵיתhavet

be, become

To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".

Where else “havet” appears
and lookאֲלוּalu

look

Look! (Aramaic): draws attention to what follows.

Where else “alu” appears
a treeאִילָןilan

tree

Tree (Aramaic).

Where else “ilan” appears
in the midstגוֹאgo

midst, within

The middle, the inside (Aramaic): "within".

Where else “go” appears
of the earthאַרְעָara

earth

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

Where else “ara” appears
and its heightרוּמֵrume

height

Height (Aramaic).

Where else “rume” appears
was greatשַׂגִּיאsagi

much, great, many

Much, great, many (Aramaic).

Where else “sagi” appears

The context

9“Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and no mystery is too hard for you, tell the visions of my dream that I saw and its interpretation.

10 · This verse (above)

11The tree grew and became strong, and its height reached to the heavens, and its visibility to the end of all the earth.

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