In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁyearבִּשְׁנַתof the reignלְמַלְכוּתof KingהַמֶּלֶךְBelshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּרa visionחָזוֹןappeared to me,נִרְאָה אֵלַיto me,אֲנִיDaniel,דָנִיֵּאלafter the one thatאַחֲרֵי הַhad appeared to meנִּרְאָה אֵלַיat the first.בַּתְּחִלָּה
Daniel 8:1
Study it in the app“In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at the first.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:1, word by word
- In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁshalosh
third
The one that comes after the second in an order.
Where else “shalosh” appears- yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- of Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּרbelshatsar
Belshazzar
Belshazzar: the last king of Babylon in the book of Daniel.
Where else “belshatsar” appears- a visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- appeared to meנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."
Where else “daniyel” appears- at the firstתְּחִלָּהtechila
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techila” appears
Translation note
From here to the end of the book the original is again Hebrew.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I saw in the vision, and it happened, when I saw, that I was in Susa the fortress, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.