“Belteshazzar,בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרchiefרַבof the magicians,חַרְטֻמַיָּאbecauseדִּיIאֲנָהknowיִדְעֵתthatדִּיthe spiritרוּחַof the holyקַדִּישִׁיןgodsאֱלָהִיןis in youבָּךְand noוְכָל לָאmysteryרָזis too hardאָנֵסfor you,לָךְtellאֱמַרthe visionsחֶזְוֵיof my dreamחֶלְמִיthatדִיI sawחֲזֵיתand its interpretation.וּפִשְׁרֵהּ
Daniel 4:9
Study it in the app““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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 4:9, word by word
- “Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar
Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the Babylonian name given to Daniel.
Where else “beltshatsar” appears- chiefרַבrav
chief
The head of a group (Aramaic).
Where else “rav” appears- of the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּchartumaya
magician
Magician (Aramaic): one of the soothsayers of the court.
Where else “chartumaya” appears- Iאֲנָהana
I
I (Aramaic).
Where else “ana” appears- knowיִדְעֵתyidet
know
To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).
Where else “yidet” appears- 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- godsאֱלָהִיןelahin
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 “elahin” appears- mysteryרָזraz
mystery, secret
Mystery, secret (Aramaic): something hidden that only God can reveal.
Where else “raz” appears- is too hardאָנֵסanes
be hard for
To be hard for someone, to trouble (Aramaic).
Where else “anes” appears- tellאֱמַרemar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “emar” appears- the visionsחֶזְוֵיchezve
vision
What is seen in a dream or revelation.
Where else “chezve” appears- of my dreamחֶלְמִchelmi
dream
Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".
Where else “chelmi” appears- I sawחֲזֵיתchazet
see
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chazet” appears- and its interpretationפִשְׁרֵfishre
interpretation
Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".
Where else “fishre” appears
The context
8And 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:
9 · This verse (above)
10And these were the visions of my head on my bed: I was looking, and look, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.