Daniel 2:26

The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”
Daniel 2:26
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Original language (Aramaic)

עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל דִּ֥י שְׁמֵ֖הּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְ כָּהֵ֗ל לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִי חֶלְמָ֥א דִֽי־חֲזֵ֖ית וּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃

  1. עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  2. מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  3. וְאָמַ֣רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  4. לְדָנִיֵּ֔אלle.da.ni.Yel“to Daniel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  5. דִּ֥יdi“who”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  6. שְׁמֵ֖הּshe.Meh“name his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֻׁם · “name” · Strong's H8036
  7. בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑רbe.le.te.sha.Tzar“[was] Belteshazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר · “Belteshazzar” · Strong's H1096
  8. הַֽאִיתָ֣ךְha.'i.ta.yikh“¿ [are] you”
    Particle, interrogative + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אִיתַי · “there is” · Strong's H0383
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. כָּהֵ֗לka.Hel“able”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּהַל · “be able” · Strong's H3546
  10. לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִיle.ho.da.'u.Ta.ni“to make known to me”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
  11. חֶלְמָ֥אchel.Ma'“dream the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵ֫לֶם · “dream” · Strong's H2493
  12. דִֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  13. חֲזֵ֖יתcha.Zeit“I saw”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  14. וּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ׃u.fish.Reh“and interpretation its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)