Daniel 7:19

Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
Daniel 7:19
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Original language (Aramaic)

אֱדַ֗יִן צְבִית֙ לְיַצָּבָ֔א עַל־חֵֽיוְתָא֙ רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔א דִּֽי־הֲוָ֥ת שָֽׁנְיָ֖ה מִן־כָּלְּהֵ֑ין דְּחִילָ֣ה יַתִּ֗ירָה שִׁנַּ֤הּ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶל֙ וְטִפְרַ֣יהּ דִּֽי־נְחָ֔שׁ אָֽכְלָ֣ה מַדֲּקָ֔ה וּשְׁאָרָ֖א בְּרַגְלַ֥יהּ רָֽפְסָֽה׃

  1. אֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. צְבִית֙tze.Vit“I desired”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from צְבָא · “to will” · Strong's H6634
  3. לְיַצָּבָ֔אle.ya.tza.Va'“to make certain”
    Preposition + Verb, pael, infinitive construct, common · from יְצַב · “to know” · Strong's H3321
  4. עַל־'al-“concerning”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  5. חֵֽיוְתָא֙chei.ve.Ta'“beast the”
    Noun, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
  6. רְבִיעָ֣יְתָ֔אre.vi.'A.ye.Ta'“<the> fourth”
    Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7244
  7. דִּֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  8. הֲוָ֥תha.Vat“it was”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  9. שָֽׁנְיָ֖הsha.ne.Yah“different”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁנָא · “to change” · Strong's H8133
  10. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
  11. כָּלְּהֵ֑יןka.le.hon“all of them”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3606
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  12. דְּחִילָ֣הde.chi.Lah“[it was] terrible”
    Verb, peil, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּחַל · “to fear” · Strong's H1763
  13. יַתִּ֗ירָהya.Ti.rah“exceedingly”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַתִּיר · “preeminent” · Strong's H3493
  14. שִׁנַּ֤הּshi.nai.yah“tooth its”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8128
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  15. דִּֽי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  16. פַרְזֶל֙far.Zel“iron”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from פַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H6523
  17. וְטִפְרַ֣יהּve.tif.Raih“and claws its”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from טְפַר · “nail; claw” · Strong's H2953
  18. דִּֽי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  19. נְחָ֔שׁne.Chash“bronze”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from נְחָשׁ · “bronze” · Strong's H5174
  20. אָֽכְלָ֣ה'a.khe.Lah“[it was] devouring”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲכַל · “to devour” · Strong's H0399
  21. מַדֲּקָ֔הma.da.Kah“[it was] shattering”
    Verb, haphel, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּקַק · “to break up” · Strong's H1855
  22. וּשְׁאָרָ֖אu.she.'a.Ra'“and rest the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שְׁאָר · “remainder” · Strong's H7606
  23. בְּרַגְלַ֥יהּbe.rag.Laih“with feet its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רְגַל · “foot” · Strong's H7271
  24. רָֽפְסָֽה׃Ra.fe.Sah“[it was] trampling”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from רְפַס · “to tread” · Strong's H7512
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)