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And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenבִּI,אֲנִיDaniel,דָנִיֵּאלsawרְאֹתִיthe vision,אֶת הֶחָזוֹןthat I soughtוָאֲבַקְשָׁהunderstanding;בִינָהand look,וְהִנֵּהstandingעֹמֵדbefore meלְנֶגְדִּיwas one with the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof a man.גָבֶר
Daniel 8:15
Study it in the app“And it happened, when I, Daniel, saw the vision, that I sought understanding; and look, standing before me was one with the appearance of a man.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:15, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” 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- sawרְאֹתִreoti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reoti” appears- the visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- that I soughtאֲבַקְשָׁavaksha
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “avaksha” appears- understandingבִינָהvina
understanding
Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.
Where else “vina” appears- standingעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- before meנֶגְדִּnegdi
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negdi” appears- was one with the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- of a manגָבֶרgaver
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gaver” appears
The context
14And he said to me, “Until two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be vindicated.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And I heard a man’s voice between the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”