Daniel 4:23

“And as for what the king saw, a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but 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 of the field be his portion, until seven times pass over him’:”

Daniel 4:23 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:23, word by word

the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

Where else “malka” appears
sawחֲזָהchaza

see

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

Where else “chaza” appears
a watcherעִירir

watcher

Watcher (Aramaic): one who is awake, a heavenly being.

Where else “ir” appears
and a holy oneקַדִּישׁkadish

holy, holy one

Holy (Aramaic): set apart, belonging to God; as a noun, "holy one". Used of God, of the gods, of heavenly beings and of God's people.

Where else “kadish” appears
coming downנָחִתnachit

go down

Descend; be removed from office.

Where else “nachit” appears
from the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya

heavens

Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.

Where else “shemaya” appears
and sayingאָמַרamar

say

To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).

Where else “amar” appears
‘Cut downגֹּדּוּgodu

cut down

To cut down, to fell (Aramaic).

Where else “godu” appears
the treeאִילָנָilana

tree

Tree (Aramaic).

Where else “ilana” appears
and destroy itחַבְּלוּchablu

damage, destroy

To damage, to destroy (Aramaic).

Where else “chablu” appears
butבְּרַםberam

but, however

But, however (Aramaic).

Where else “beram” appears
leaveשְׁבֻקוּshevuku

leave alone

To leave (Aramaic): not to hinder, to leave in peace.

Where else “shevuku” appears
the stumpעִקַּרikar

stump, root

Stump, the root part of a tree (Aramaic).

Where else “ikar” appears
of its rootsשָׁרְשׁוֹsharsho

root

Root (Aramaic).

Where else “sharsho” appears
in the earthאַרְעָara

earth

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

Where else “ara” appears
and with a bandאֱסוּרesur

band

What holds and binds.

Where else “esur” appears
of ironפַרְזֶלfarzel

iron

Iron (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "barzel".

Where else “farzel” appears
and bronzeנְחָשׁnechash

bronze

Bronze, copper (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "nechoshet".

Where else “nechash” appears
in the grassדִתְאָdita

grass

Grass, young green growth (Aramaic).

Where else “dita” appears
of the fieldבָרָvara

field

Field, open country (Aramaic).

Where else “vara” appears
and with the dewטַלtal

dew

Dew (Aramaic).

Where else “tal” appears
let him be drenchedיִצְטַבַּעyitstaba

wet

To make wet, to drench (Aramaic).

Where else “yitstaba” appears
and with the animalsעִםim

with

With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".

Where else “im” appears
and with the animalsחֵיוַתchevat

animal, beast

Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.

Where else “chevat” appears
be his portionחֲלָקֵchalake

portion, part

Part, portion (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "cheleq".

Where else “chalake” appears
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

22it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, and your greatness has grown and reached to the heavens, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

23 · This verse (above)

24this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of Illaya that has come upon my lord the king:

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