Daniel 6:3

Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Daniel 6:3
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Original language (Aramaic)

אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּנִיֵּ֣אל דְּנָ֔ה הֲוָ֣א מִתְנַצַּ֔ח עַל־סָרְכַיָּ֖א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ יַתִּירָא֙ בֵּ֔הּ וּמַלְכָּ֣א עֲשִׁ֔ית לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּ עַל־כָּל־מַלְכוּתָֽא׃

  1. אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. דָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  3. דְּנָ֔הde.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  4. הֲוָ֣אha.Va'“he was”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  5. מִתְנַצַּ֔חmit.na.Tzach“distinguishing himself”
    Verb, hithpaal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נְצַח · “to distinguish oneself” · Strong's H5330
  6. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  7. סָרְכַיָּ֖אsa.re.khai.Ya'“overseers the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from סָרֵךְ · “chief” · Strong's H5632
  8. וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑אva.'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya'“and satraps the”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִין · “satrap” · Strong's H0324
  9. כָּל־kol-“as to”
    Preposition + Preposition · from ל · “to” · Strong's H9005
  10. קֳבֵ֗לko.Vel“because”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֳבֵל · “before” · Strong's H6903H
  11. דִּ֣יdi“that”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  12. ר֤וּחַRu.ach“a spirit”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7308
  13. יַתִּירָא֙ya.ti.Ra'“extraordinary”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַתִּיר · “preeminent” · Strong's H3493
  14. בֵּ֔הּBeh“[was] in him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  15. וּמַלְכָּ֣אu.mal.Ka'“and king the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  16. עֲשִׁ֔ית'a.Shit“[was] planning”
    Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲשִׁת · “to plan” · Strong's H6246
  17. לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּla.ha.ka.mu.Teh“to appoint him”
    Preposition + Verb, haphel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  18. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  19. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
  20. 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)