Daniel 8:21

With the Hebrew beneath

Daniel 8:21, word by word

And the goatצָּפִירtsafir

male goat

Male goat: the male of the goat. A word of the late books for the animal offered for sin.

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the shaggy oneשָּׂעִירsair

hairy

Covered in hair, like Esau.

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is the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Javanיָוָןyavan

Javan

Javan, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).

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and the greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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hornקֶּרֶןkeren

horn

The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.

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is between its eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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is the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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Translation note

“Javan”: Greece.

The context