Study it in the app“and over them three supervisors, of whom Daniel was one, so that these satraps might give them account, and the king might not suffer loss.”
and over themוְעֵלָּא מִנְּהוֹןthreeתְּלָתָאsupervisors,סָרְכִיןof whomדִּי מִנְּהוֹןDanielדָנִיֵּאלwas one,חַדso thatדִּי לֶהֱוֺןtheseאִלֵּיןsatrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּאmight giveיָהֲבִיןthemלְהוֹןaccount,טַעְמָאand the kingוּמַלְכָּאmight notלָאsufferלֶהֱוֵאloss.נָזִק
above
Above, over (Aramaic).
Where else “ela” appearsthree
Three; also "third" (Aramaic).
Where else “telata” appearsofficial, overseer
Overseer, high official (Aramaic): one of those placed over the satraps.
Where else “sarchin” appearsDaniel
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".
Where else “daniyel” appearsone
The number one; also used to say "a" or "a single".
Where else “chad” appearsbe, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “lehevon” appearsthese
These (Aramaic).
Where else “ilen” appearssatrap
Satrap (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): a governor of a province of the empire.
Where else “achashdarpnaya” appearsgive
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yahavin” appearsreport
To report to the one in charge on what has been done.
Where else “tama” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearssuffer harm, cause harm
To suffer harm; in its causative form, to cause harm (Aramaic).
Where else “nazik” appears1It seemed good to Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who would be throughout the kingdom,
2 · This verse (above)
3Then this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the supervisors and the satraps, because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king was planning to set him over all the kingdom.
