‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.Daniel 7:17
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Original language (Aramaic)
אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃
- אִלֵּין֙'i.Lein“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּין · “these” · Strong's H0459
- חֵיוָתָ֣אchei.va.Ta'“beasts the”Noun, feminine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
- רַבְרְבָתָ֔אrav.re.va.Ta'“<the> great”Adjective, feminine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רַבְרַב · “great” · Strong's H7260
- דִּ֥יdi“which”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- אִנִּ֖ין'i.Nin“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from אִנִּין · “they(fem.)” · Strong's H0581B
- אַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'“[are] four”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0703
- אַרְבְּעָ֥ה'ar.be.'Ah“four”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0703
- מַלְכִ֖יןmal.Khin“kings”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- יְקוּמ֥וּןye.ku.Mun“they will arise”Verb, peal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6966G
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- אַרְעָֽא׃'ar.'A'“earth the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)