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Daniel 7:1

In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
Daniel 7:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Aramaic)

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת חֲדָ֗ה לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל דָּנִיֵּאל֙ חֵ֣לֶם חֲזָ֔ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ עַֽל־מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ חֶלְמָ֣א כְתַ֔ב רֵ֥אשׁ מִלִּ֖ין אֲמַֽר׃

  1. בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Nat“in year”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8140
  2. חֲדָ֗הcha.Dah“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַד · “one” · Strong's H2298
  3. לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙le.ve.le.sha.Tzar“of Belshazzar”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר · “Belshazzar” · Strong's H1113
  4. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  5. בָּבֶ֔לba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0895
  6. דָּנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeL“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  7. חֵ֣לֶםChe.lem“a dream”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫לֶם · “dream” · Strong's H2493
  8. חֲזָ֔הcha.Zah“he saw”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  9. וְחֶזְוֵ֥יve.chez.Vei“and [the] visions of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֱזוּ · “vision” · Strong's H2376
  10. רֵאשֵׁ֖הּre.Sheh“head his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7217
  11. עַֽל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  12. מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּmish.ke.Veh“bed his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁכַּב · “bed” · Strong's H4903
  13. בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙be.Da.yin“<in> then”
    Preposition + Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  14. חֶלְמָ֣אchel.Ma'“dream the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵ֫לֶם · “dream” · Strong's H2493
  15. כְתַ֔בkhe.Tav“he wrote”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כְּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3790
  16. רֵ֥אשׁresh“[the] head of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from רֵאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7217
  17. מִלִּ֖יןmi.Lin“matters”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִלָּה · “word” · Strong's H4406
  18. אֲמַֽר׃'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)