Daniel 4:9

““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.”

Daniel 4:9 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Daniel 4:9, word by word

“Belteshazzarבֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּרbeltshatsar

Belteshazzar

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

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chiefרַבrav

chief

The head of a group (Aramaic).

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of the magiciansחַרְטֻמַיָּchartumaya

magician

Magician (Aramaic): one of the soothsayers of the court.

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Iאֲנָהana

I

I (Aramaic).

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knowיִדְעֵתyidet

know

To know something, to find out about it (in Aramaic).

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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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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.

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mysteryרָזraz

mystery, secret

Mystery, secret (Aramaic): something hidden that only God can reveal.

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is too hardאָנֵסanes

be hard for

To be hard for someone, to trouble (Aramaic).

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tellאֱמַרemar

say

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

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the visionsחֶזְוֵיchezve

vision

What is seen in a dream or revelation.

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of my dreamחֶלְמִchelmi

dream

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

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I sawחֲזֵיתchazet

see

To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.

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and its interpretationפִשְׁרֵfishre

interpretation

Interpretation (Aramaic): the explanation of a dream, a vision or a writing. Related to the Hebrew "pitron".

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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.

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