Daniel 7:9

“I was looking until thrones were set, and an Ancient of Days sat down; his clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.”
Daniel 7:9 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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I was lookingחָזֵה הֲוֵיתuntilעַד דִּיthronesכָרְסָוָןwere set,רְמִיוand an Ancientוְעַתִּיקof Daysיוֹמִיןsat down;יְתִבhis clothingלְבוּשֵׁהּwas whiteחִוָּרlike snow,כִּתְלַגand the hairוּשְׂעַרof his headרֵאשֵׁהּlike pureנְקֵאwool;כַּעֲמַרhis throneכָּרְסְיֵהּwas flamesשְׁבִיבִיןof fire,דִּי נוּרits wheelsגַּלְגִּלּוֹהִיburningדָּלִקfire.נוּר

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Both texts describe a head or hair white as wool, as snow, and flames of fire (in Daniel 7:9, the Ancient of Days).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

רֵאשֵׁresheH7217κεφαλὴkephalēG2776“head, chief”
חִוָּרjivarH2358λευκαὶleukaiG3022“white”
עֲמַרamarH6015ἔριονerionG2053“wool”
תְלַגtelagH8517χιώνchiōnG5510“snow”
שְׁבִיבִיןshevivinH7631φλὸξphloxG5395“flame”
נוּרnurH5135πυρόςpyrosG4442“fire”

Daniel 7:9, word by word

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".

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thronesכָרְסָוָןcharsavan

throne

Throne (Aramaic).

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were setרְמִיוremiv

set

To set something in its place, as thrones are set for a judgment.

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and an Ancientעַתִּיקatik

ancient

Ancient, aged (Aramaic): "the Ancient of Days".

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of Daysיוֹמִיןyomin

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

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sat downיְתִבyetiv

sit

To take a seat, above all a king or a court sitting to judge (Aramaic).

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his clothingלְבוּשֵׁlevushe

garment

Garment, clothing (Aramaic).

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was whiteחִוָּרchivar

white

White (Aramaic).

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like snowתְלַגtelag

snow

Snow (Aramaic).

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and the hairשְׂעַרsear

hair

Hair (Aramaic).

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of his headרֵאשֵׁreshe

head

The topmost part of the body, where one thinks and dreams (Aramaic).

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like pureנְקֵאneke

pure

Clean, pure (Aramaic).

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woolעֲמַרamar

wool

Wool (Aramaic).

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was flamesשְׁבִיבִיןshevivin

flame

Flame (Aramaic).

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of fireנוּרnur

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

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its wheelsגַּלְגִּלּוֹgalgilo

wheel

Wheel (Aramaic).

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burningדָּלִקdalik

burn

To burn (Aramaic).

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Translation note

“Ancient of Days”: the one who is ancient in days; it can be understood that he is Elah, seated as judge (compare 7:10, 22).

The context

8I was considering the horns, and look, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted from before it; and look, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.

9 · This verse (above)

10A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before him; thousands upon thousands were serving him, and myriads upon myriads were standing before him; the court sat, and the books were opened.

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