Study it in the app“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head on his bed; then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.”
In the firstבִּ חֲדָהyearשְׁנַתof Belshazzarלְבֵלְאשַׁצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלDanielדָּנִיֵּאלsawחֲזָהa dreamחֵלֶםand visionsוְחֶזְוֵיof his headרֵאשֵׁהּon his bed;עַל מִשְׁכְּבֵהּthenבֵּאדַיִןhe wroteכְתַבthe dream,חֶלְמָאand toldאֲמַרthe sumרֵאשׁof the matters.מִלִּין
first
The first in a series, like a king's first year.
Where else “chada” appearsyear
Year (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shana".
Where else “shenat” appearsBelshazzar
Belshazzar (the Aramaic form of the name): the last king of Babylon in the book of Daniel.
Where else “velshatsar” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “melech” appearsBabylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “bavel” 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” appearssee
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chaza” appearsdream
Dream (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chalom".
Where else “chelem” appearsvision
What is seen in a dream or revelation.
Where else “chezve” appearshead
The topmost part of the body, where one thinks and dreams (Aramaic).
Where else “reshe” appearsbed
Bed (Aramaic): where one lies down; also where one has dreams at night.
Where else “mishkve” appearsthen
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “dayin” appearswrite
To write (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "katav".
Where else “chetav” appearssay
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appearsmatter
A matter or thing being dealt with (Aramaic).
Where else “milin” appears1 · This verse (above)
2Daniel answered and said, “I was looking in my vision by night, and look, the four winds of the heavens were stirring up the great sea.
