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Danielדָנִיֵּאלansweredעָנֵהand said,וְאָמַר“I was lookingחָזֵה הֲוֵיתin my visionבְּחֶזְוִיby night,עִם לֵילְיָאand look,וַאֲרוּthe fourאַרְבַּעwindsרוּחֵיof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאwere stirring upמְגִיחָןthe greatרַבָּאsea.לְיַמָּא
Daniel 7:2
Study it in the app“Daniel 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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Daniel 7:2, word by word
- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
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” appears- answeredעָנֵהane
answer
To answer, to speak up in reply.
Where else “ane” appears- and saidאָמַרamar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- “I was lookingחָזֵהchaze
see
To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.
Where else “chaze” appears- “I was lookingהֲוֵיתhavet
be, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “havet” appears- in my visionחֶזְוִchezvi
vision
What is seen in a dream or revelation.
Where else “chezvi” appears- by nightעִםim
with
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appears- by nightלֵילְיָlelya
night
Night (Aramaic).
Where else “lelya” appears- and lookאֲרוּaru
look
Look! (Aramaic): draws attention to what is seen.
Where else “aru” appears- the fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arba".
Where else “arba” appears- windsרוּחֵיruche
wind
Air moving through the sky, blowing and stirring things.
Where else “ruche” appears- of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya
heavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appears- were stirring upמְגִיחָןmegichan
stir up
To stir up, to break forth (Aramaic).
Where else “megichan” appears- the greatרַבָּraba
great
Of great size, power or importance (Aramaic).
Where else “raba” appears- seaיַמָּyama
sea
Sea (Aramaic).
Where else “yama” appears
The context
1In 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.
2 · This verse (above)
3And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, different one from the other.