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And I have heardוְשִׁמְעֵתof youעֲלָךְthatדִּיthe spiritרוּחַof the godsאֱלָהִיןis in you,בָּךְand that lightוְנַהִירוּand insightוְשָׂכְלְתָנוּand extraordinaryיַתִּירָהwisdomוְחָכְמָהhave been foundהִשְׁתְּכַחַתin you.בָּךְ
Daniel 5:14
Study it in the app“And I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 5:14, word by word
- And I have heardשִׁמְעֵתshimet
hear
Hear, listen; learn of something.
Where else “shimet” appears- the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside and gives ability; also the spirit of God.
Where else “ruach” appears- of the 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- and that lightנַהִירוּnahiru
light, illumination
Light (Aramaic); figuratively, insight, enlightenment of mind.
Where else “nahiru” appears- and insightשָׂכְלְתָנוּsachltanu
insight, understanding
Insight, understanding (Aramaic).
Where else “sachltanu” appears- and extraordinaryיַתִּירָהyatira
extraordinary, exceedingly
Extraordinary, surpassing (Aramaic); as an adverb, "exceedingly".
Where else “yatira” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Wisdom (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chochma".
Where else “chachma” appears- have been foundהִשְׁתְּכַחַתhishtchachat
find
To find, to discover (Aramaic).
Where else “hishtchachat” appears
The context
13Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Are you Daniel, who is of the sons of the exile of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah?
14 · This verse (above)
15And now the wise men, the enchanters, were brought in before me that they might read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they were not able to declare the interpretation of the matter.