The kingמַלְכָּאansweredעָנֵהand said,וְאָמַר“Is notהֲלָאthisדָא הִיאgreatרַבְּתָאBabylon,בָּבֶלwhichדִּיIאֲנָהhave builtבֱנַיְתַהּas a royalמַלְכוּhouseלְבֵיתby the mightבִּתְקַףof my powerחִסְנִיand for the honorוְלִיקָרof my majesty?”הַדְרִי
Daniel 4:30
Study it in the app“The king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built as a royal house by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?””
Nebuchadnezzar boasts of great Babylon, loses his mind, then praises God againHumility and Service
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 4:30, word by word
- The kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- answeredעָנֵהane
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appears- and saidאָמַרamar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- thisדָאda
this
This (Aramaic; feminine).
Where else “da” appears- greatרַבְּתָrabta
great
Of great size, power or importance (Aramaic).
Where else “rabta” appears- Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “bavel” appears- Iאֲנָהana
I
I (Aramaic).
Where else “ana” appears- have builtבֱנַיְתַvenayta
build
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “venayta” appears- as a royalמַלְכוּmalchu
reign
The power and dignity of being king: his reign and his government (Aramaic).
Where else “malchu” appears- houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in or keep things, like the king's house of records.
Where else “vet” appears- by the mightתְקַףtekaf
might, strength
Might, strength (Aramaic).
Where else “tekaf” appears- of my powerחִסְנִchisni
might, power
Might, power (Aramaic).
Where else “chisni” appears- and for the honorיקָרykar
honor, glory
Honor, glory, splendor (Aramaic).
Where else “ykar” appears- of my majestyהַדְרִhadri
majesty, splendor
Majesty, splendor (Aramaic).
Where else “hadri” appears
The context
29At the end of twelve months he was walking on the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
30 · This verse (above)
31While the word was still in the mouth of the king, a voice fell from the heavens: “To you it is said, King Nebuchadnezzar: the kingdom has passed from you,