Daniel 5:4

As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
Daniel 5:4
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Original language (Aramaic)

אִשְׁתִּ֖יו חַמְרָ֑א וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י דַּהֲבָ֧א וְכַסְפָּ֛א נְחָשָׁ֥א פַרְזְלָ֖א אָעָ֥א וְאַבְנָֽא׃

  1. אִשְׁתִּ֖יו'ish.Tiv“they drank”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8355
  2. חַמְרָ֑אcham.Ra'“wine the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֲמַר · “wine” · Strong's H2562
  3. וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּVe.sha.ba.chu“and they praised”
    Conjunction + Verb, pael, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁבַח · “to praise” · Strong's H7624
  4. לֵֽאלָהֵ֞יle.la.Hei“<obj.> [the] gods of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  5. דַּהֲבָ֧אda.ha.Va'“<the> gold”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from דְּהַב · “gold” · Strong's H1722
  6. וְכַסְפָּ֛אve.khas.Pa'“and <the> silver”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּסַף · “silver” · Strong's H3702
  7. נְחָשָׁ֥אne.cha.Sha'“<the> bronze”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from נְחָשׁ · “bronze” · Strong's H5174
  8. פַרְזְלָ֖אfar.ze.La'“<the> iron”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from פַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H6523
  9. אָעָ֥א'a.'A'“<the> wood”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אָע · “wood” · Strong's H0636
  10. וְאַבְנָֽא׃ve.'av.Na'“and <the> stone”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0069
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)