Daniel 4:8

“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:”

Daniel 4:8 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:8, word by word

And at lastאָחֳרֵיןachoren

at last

At last, finally (Aramaic).

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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".

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came inעַלal

enter

To go inside a place, in Aramaic.

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before meקָדָמַkadama

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

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whose nameשְׁמֵsheme

name

Name (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shem".

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is Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar

Belteshazzar

Belteshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Daniel.

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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.

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is the spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside and gives ability; also the spirit of God.

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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.

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and the dreamחֶלְמָchelma

dream

Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".

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I toldאַמְרֵתamret

say

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

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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.

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