And at lastוְעַד אָחֳרֵיןDanielדָּנִיֵּאלcame inעַלbefore me,קָדָמַיwhose nameדִּי שְׁמֵהּis Belteshazzar,בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרafter the nameכְּשֻׁםof my god,אֱלָהִיand in whomוְדִי בֵּהּis the spiritרוּחַof the holyקַדִּישִׁיןgods;אֱלָהִיןand the dreamוְחֶלְמָאI toldאַמְרֵתbefore him:קָדָמוֹהִי
Daniel 4:8
Study it in the app“And at last Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and the dream I told before him:”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 4:8, word by word
- And at lastאָחֳרֵיןachoren
at last
At last, finally (Aramaic).
Where else “achoren” appears- Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel (the Aramaic form of the name): the prophet, one of the exiles of Judah at the court of Babylon. The name means "El is my judge".
Where else “daniyel” appears- came inעַלal
enter
To go inside a place, in Aramaic.
Where else “al” appears- before meקָדָמַkadama
before
Before, in front of (Aramaic).
Where else “kadama” appears- whose nameשְׁמֵsheme
name
Name (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shem".
Where else “sheme” appears- is Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar
Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Daniel.
Where else “beltshatsar” appears- of my godאֱלָהִelahi
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elahi” appears- is the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside and gives ability; also the spirit of God.
Where else “ruach” appears- of the holyקַדִּישִׁיןkadishin
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 “kadishin” appears- and the dreamחֶלְמָchelma
dream
Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".
Where else “chelma” appears- I toldאַמְרֵתamret
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amret” appears
The context
7Then there came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners; and the dream I told before them, but its interpretation they did not make known to me.
8 · This verse (above)
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.