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Daniel 5:1

Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
Daniel 5:1
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Original language (Aramaic)

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א עֲבַד֙ לְחֶ֣ם רַ֔ב לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי אֲלַ֑ף וְלָקֳבֵ֥ל אַלְפָּ֖א חַמְרָ֥א שָׁתֵֽה׃

  1. בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.Tzar“Belshazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר · “Belshazzar” · Strong's H1113
  2. מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'“king the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  3. עֲבַד֙'a.Vad“he made”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבַד · “to make” · Strong's H5648
  4. לְחֶ֣םle.Chem“a feast”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from לְחֵם · “feast” · Strong's H3900
  5. רַ֔בRav“great”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from רַב · “great” · Strong's H7229
  6. לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִיle.rav.re.va.No.hi“for nobles his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רַבְרְבָן · “noble” · Strong's H7261
  7. אֲלַ֑ף'a.Laf“a thousand”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · “thousand” · Strong's H0506
  8. וְלָקֳבֵ֥לve.lo.ko.Vel“and <to> before”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903G
  9. אַלְפָּ֖א'al.Pa'“thousand the”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲלַ֑ף · “thousand” · Strong's H0506
  10. חַמְרָ֥אcham.Ra'“<the> wine”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֲמַר · “wine” · Strong's H2562
  11. שָׁתֵֽה׃sha.Teh“[he was] drinking”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8355
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)