Daniel 4:30

“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?””

Daniel 4:30 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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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,

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