Daniel 6:1

Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
Daniel 6:1
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Original language (Aramaic)

שְׁפַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וַהֲקִים֙ עַל־מַלְכוּתָ֔א לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין דִּ֥י לֶהֱוֹ֖ן בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתָֽא׃

  1. שְׁפַר֙she.Far“it seemed good”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁפַר · “to acceptable” · Strong's H8232
  2. קֳדָ֣םko.Dam“before”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925
  3. דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁda.re.Ya.vesh“Darius”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ · “Darius” · Strong's H1868H
  4. וַהֲקִים֙va.ha.Kim“and he appointed”
    Conjunction + Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  5. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  6. מַלְכוּתָ֔אmal.khu.Ta'“kingdom the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  7. לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖אla.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'“<obj.> satraps the”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין · “satrap” · Strong's H0324
  8. מְאָ֣הme.'Ah“one hundred”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from מְאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3969
  9. וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יןve.'es.Rin“and twenty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִין · “twenty” · Strong's H6243
  10. דִּ֥יdi“who”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  11. לֶהֱוֹ֖ןle.he.Von“they will be”
    Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  12. בְּכָל־be.khol“over all”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  13. מַלְכוּתָֽא׃mal.khu.Ta'“kingdom the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מַלְכוּ · “kingdom” · Strong's H4437
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)