And his powerוְ כֹּחוֹwill be mighty,עָצַםbut notוְלֹאby his own power;בְכֹחוֹand he will destroyיַשְׁחִיתastonishingly,וְנִפְלָאוֹתand prosper,וְהִצְלִיחַand act,וְעָשָׂהand destroyוְהִשְׁחִיתmighty onesעֲצוּמִיםand the peopleוְעַםof the saints.קְדֹשִׁים
Daniel 8:24
Study it in the app“And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy astonishingly, and prosper, and act, and destroy mighty ones and the people of the saints.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 8:24, word by word
- And his powerכֹּחkoch
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koch” appears- will be mightyעָצַםatsam
grow mighty
To become mighty and grow in strength.
Where else “atsam” appears- and he will destroyיַשְׁחִיתyashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “yashchit” appears- astonishinglyנִפְלָאוֹתniflaot
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “niflaot” appears- and prosperהִצְלִיחַhitsliach
prosper
To go well, thrive.
Where else “hitsliach” appears- and actעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- mighty onesעֲצוּמִיםatsumim
mighty, numerous
Strong, mighty; numerous.
Where else “atsumim” appears- and the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- of the saintsקְדֹשִׁיםkedoshim
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kedoshim” appears
The context
23And at the end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, there will stand up a king fierce of face and understanding riddles.
24 · This verse (above)
25And by his cunning he will make deceit prosper in his hand, and in his heart he will make himself great, and in their ease he will destroy many; and against the Prince of princes he will stand up; but without hand he will be broken.