Daniel 8:1

“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.”

Daniel 8:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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of the reignמַלְכוּתmalchut

reign

A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.

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of Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Belshazzarבֵּלְאשַׁצַּרbelshatsar

Belshazzar

Belshazzar: the last king of Babylon in the book of Daniel.

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a visionחָזוֹןchazon

vision

Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.

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appeared to meנִרְאָהnira

appear

To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.

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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."

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at the firstתְּחִלָּהtechila

beginning

Beginning, start; "at first".

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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.

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