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You,אַנְתְּO king,מַלְכָּא— ElahאֱלָהָאIllayaעִלָּאָהgaveיְהַבto Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרyour fatherאֲבוּךְthe kingdomמַלְכוּתָאand greatnessוּרְבוּתָאand honorוִיקָרָאand majesty;וְהַדְרָה
Daniel 5:18
Study it in the app“You, O king, — Elah Illaya gave to Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom and greatness and honor and majesty;”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 5:18, word by word
- Youאַנְתְּant
you
You (Aramaic).
Where else “ant” appears- O kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- — Elahאֱלָהָelaha
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 “elaha” appears- Illayaעִלָּאָilaa
Most High, Illaya
Illaya (Aramaic): "the Most High", the highest; a title of God.
Where else “ilaa” appears- gaveיְהַבyehav
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yehav” appears- to Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar (the Aramaic form of the name): king of Babylon who took Jerusalem, destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- your fatherאֲבav
father
Father (Aramaic). It is the same word as the Hebrew "av". In the plural, "fathers", also the ancestors.
Where else “av” appears- the kingdomמַלְכוּתָmalchuta
kingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchuta” appears- and greatnessרְבוּתָrevuta
greatness
Greatness, majesty (Aramaic).
Where else “revuta” appears- and honorיקָרָykara
honor, glory
Honor, glory, splendor (Aramaic).
Where else “ykara” appears- and majestyהַדְרָhadra
majesty, splendor
Majesty, splendor (Aramaic).
Where else “hadra” appears
The context
17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.
18 · This verse (above)
19and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him; whom he wished he killed, and whom he wished he kept alive, and whom he wished he raised up, and whom he wished he brought low.