Daniel 7:5

Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’
Daniel 7:5
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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)

וַאֲר֣וּ חֵיוָה֩ אָחֳרִ֨י תִנְיָנָ֜ה דָּמְיָ֣ה לְדֹ֗ב וְלִשְׂטַר־חַד֙ הֳקִמַ֔ת וּתְלָ֥ת עִלְעִ֛ין בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ בֵּ֣ין שִׁנַּ֑הּ וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לַ֔הּ ק֥וּמִֽי אֲכֻ֖לִי בְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃

  1. וַאֲר֣וּva.'a.Ru“and lo!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אֲרוּ · “behold|!” · Strong's H0718
  2. חֵיוָה֩chei.Vah“a beast”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
  3. אָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.Ri“another”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from אׇחֳרִי · “another” · Strong's H0317
  4. תִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.Nah“a second”
    Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּנְיָן · “second” · Strong's H8578
  5. דָּמְיָ֣הda.me.Yah“[was] like”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּמָה · “be like” · Strong's H1821
  6. לְדֹ֗בle.Do“<obj.> a bear”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֹּב · “bear” · Strong's H1678
  7. וְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-“and to a side”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׂטַר · “side” · Strong's H7859
  8. חַד֙chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַד · “one” · Strong's H2298
  9. הֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.Mat“it was raised”
    Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “raise” · Strong's H6966H
  10. וּתְלָ֥תu.te.Lat“and three”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלָת · “three” · Strong's H8532
  11. עִלְעִ֛ין'il.'In“ribs”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֲלַע · “rib” · Strong's H5967
  12. בְּפֻמַּ֖הּbe.fu.Mah“[were] in mouth its”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פֻּם · “mouth” · Strong's H6433
  13. בֵּ֣יןbein“between”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּין · “between” · Strong's H0997
  14. שִׁנַּ֑הּshi.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. וְכֵן֙ve.Khen“and as follows”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כֵּן · “thus” · Strong's H3652
  16. אָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.Rin“[they were] saying”
    Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  17. לַ֔הּLah“to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  18. ק֥וּמִֽיKu.mi“arise”
    Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6966G
  19. אֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.li“devour!”
    Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אֲכַל · “to devour” · Strong's H0399
  20. בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar“flesh”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בְּשַׁר · “flesh” · Strong's H1321
  21. שַׂגִּֽיא׃sa.Gi'“much”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from שַׂגִּיא · “greatly” · Strong's H7690
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)