saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!Daniel 3:9
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Original language (Aramaic)
עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃
- עֲנוֹ֙a.No“they replied”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
- וְאָ֣מְרִ֔יןve.'A.me.Rin“and [were] saying”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖רlin.vu.khad.ne.Tzar“to Nebuchadnezzar”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5020
- מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'“king O”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- לְעָלְמִ֥יןle.'al.Min“for ever”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָלַם · “perpetuity” · Strong's H5957
- חֱיִֽי׃che.Yi“live!”Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֲיָא · “to live” · Strong's H2418
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)