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And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַעa man’sאָדָםvoiceקוֹלbetweenבֵּיןthe Ulai,אוּלָיand he calledוַיִּקְרָאand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Gabriel,גַּבְרִיאֵלmakeהָבֵןthis manלְהַלָּזunderstandהָבֵןthe vision.”אֶת הַמַּרְאֶה
Daniel 8:16
Study it in the app“And I heard a man’s voice between the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:16, word by word
- And I heardאֶשְׁמַעeshma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “eshma” appears- a man’sאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- the Ulaiאוּלָיulay
Ulai
Ulai: a river or canal by Susa in Elam.
Where else “ulay” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵלgavriel
Gabriel
Gabriel: a messenger of God who explains visions to Daniel. The name means "man of El" or "El is my strength".
Where else “gavriel” appears- makeהָבֵןhaven
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “haven” appears- this manהַלָּזhalaz
that, yonder
That one: points to something in sight, a little way off.
Where else “halaz” appears- the visionמַּרְאֶהmare
vision
A vision God gives, which must be understood.
Where else “mare” appears
The context
15And 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was terrified and fell on my face; and he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”