And as for the restוּשְׁאָרof the beasts,חֵיוָתָאtheir dominionשָׁלְטָנְהוֹןwas taken away,הֶעְדִּיוbut a lengtheningוְאַרְכָהof lifeבְחַיִּיןwas givenיְהִיבַתthemלְהוֹןfor a seasonעַד זְמַןand a time.וְעִדָּן
Daniel 7:12
Study it in the app“And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a lengthening of life was given them for a season and a time.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 7:12, word by word
- And as for the restשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
The rest, what remains (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shear".
Where else “shear” appears- of the beastsחֵיוָתָchevata
animal, beast
Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.
Where else “chevata” appears- their dominionשָׁלְטָנְshaltan
dominion, rule
Dominion, rule (Aramaic): the power to govern; also the realm that is ruled.
Where else “shaltan” appears- was taken awayהֶעְדִּיוhediv
take away
To take from someone what he had: the kingdom, the office, the dominion.
Where else “hediv” appears- but a lengtheningאַרְכָהarcha
lengthening
Lengthening, prolonging (Aramaic): "a prolonging of your peace", "a prolonging of life".
Where else “archa” appears- of lifeחַיִּיןchayin
living; life
Living; in the plural, life (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chay".
Where else “chayin” appears- was givenיְהִיבַתyehivat
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yehivat” appears- for a seasonזְמַןzeman
time
A set time, or a delay that is granted (Aramaic).
Where else “zeman” appears- and a timeעִדָּןidan
time, period
Time (Aramaic): a moment or a set period; in some passages a period counted like a year ("seven times").
Where else “idan” appears
The context
11I was looking then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking; I was looking until the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given to the burning of fire.
12 · This verse (above)
13I was looking in the visions of the night, and look, with the clouds of the heavens one like a son of man was coming, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.