So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.Daniel 5:8
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Original language (Aramaic)
אֱדַ֙יִן֙ עָֽלִּ֔ין כֹּ֖ל חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וְלָֽא־כָהֲלִ֤ין כְּתָבָא֙ לְמִקְרֵ֔א וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא׃
- אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yin“then”Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
- עָֽלִּ֔יןa.la.lin“[were] going in”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עֲלַל · “to come” · Strong's H5954Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- כֹּ֖לkol“all”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
- חַכִּימֵ֣יcha.ki.Mei“[the] wise men of”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from חַכִּים · “wise” · Strong's H2445
- מַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'“king the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- וְלָֽא־ve.la'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
- כָהֲלִ֤יןkha.ha.Lin“[they were] able”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּהַל · “be able” · Strong's H3546
- כְּתָבָא֙ke.ta.Va'“writing the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
- לְמִקְרֵ֔אle.mik.Re'“to read aloud”Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common · from קְרָא · “to read” · Strong's H7123
- וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּu.fish.rah“and interpretation its”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פְּשַׁר · “interpretation” · Strong's H6591Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- לְהוֹדָעָ֥הle.ho.da.'Ah“to make known”Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common · from יְדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3046
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'“to king the”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)