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Daniel 7:2

Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
Daniel 7:2
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Original language (Aramaic)

עָנֵ֤ה דָנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר חָזֵ֥ה הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוִ֖י עִם־לֵֽילְיָ֑א וַאֲר֗וּ אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א מְגִיחָ֖ן לְיַמָּ֥א רַבָּֽא׃

  1. עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh“[was] replying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6032
  2. דָנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeL“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1841H
  3. וְאָמַ֔רve.'a.Mar“and [was] saying”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  4. חָזֵ֥הcha.Zeh“seeing”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2370
  5. הֲוֵ֛יתha.Veit“I was”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  6. בְּחֶזְוִ֖יbe.chez.Vi“in vision my”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֱזוּ · “vision” · Strong's H2376
  7. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5974
  8. לֵֽילְיָ֑אleil.Ya'“night the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from לֵילָא · “night” · Strong's H3916
  9. וַאֲר֗וּva.'a.Ru“and lo!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אֲרוּ · “behold|!” · Strong's H0718
  10. אַרְבַּע֙'ar.Ba'“[the] four”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0703
  11. רוּחֵ֣יru.Chei“[the] winds of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7308
  12. שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'“heavens the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שָׁמַ֫יִן · “heaven” · Strong's H8065
  13. מְגִיחָ֖ןme.gi.Chan“[were] stirring up”
    Verb, haphel, participle (active), feminine, plural, absolute · from גִּיחַ · “to strive” · Strong's H1519
  14. לְיַמָּ֥אle.ya.Ma'“<obj.> sea the”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from יַם · “sea” · Strong's H3221
  15. רַבָּֽא׃ra.Ba'“<the> great”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from רַב · “great” · Strong's H7229
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)