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Let his heartלִבְבֵהּbe changedיְשַׁנּוֹןfrom that of man,מִן אֲנָשָׁאand let the heartוּלְבַבof an animalחֵיוָהbe givenיִתְיְהִבto him;לֵהּand let sevenוְשִׁבְעָהtimesעִדָּנִיןpassיַחְלְפוּןover him.עֲלוֹהִי
Daniel 4:16
Study it in the app“Let his heart be changed from that of man, and let the heart of an animal be given to him; and let seven times pass over him.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 4:16, word by word
- Let his heartלִבְבֵlivve
heart
Heart (Aramaic): the inner person, mind and will. The same word as the Hebrew "levav".
Where else “livve” appears- be changedיְשַׁנּוֹןyeshanon
change, alter
To change, to alter (Aramaic).
Where else “yeshanon” appears- from that of manאֲנָשָׁanasha
man, human being
Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".
Where else “anasha” appears- of an animalחֵיוָהcheva
animal, beast
Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.
Where else “cheva” appears- be givenיִתְיְהִבyityhiv
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yityhiv” appears- and let sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shiva".
Where else “shiva” appears- timesעִדָּנִיןidanin
time, period
Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").
Where else “idanin” appears- passיַחְלְפוּןyachlfun
pass over
To pass over (of time) (Aramaic): "seven times will pass over him".
Where else “yachlfun” appears
The context
15But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and with a band of iron and bronze, in the grass of the field; and with the dew of the heavens let him be drenched, and with the animals be his portion in the grass of the earth.
16 · This verse (above)
17The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the request by the word of the holy ones, so that the living may know that Illaya rules over the kingdom of men, and to whomever he wishes he gives it, and the lowliest of men he sets up over it.’