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
Original language and places
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Original language (Aramaic)
וַאֲר֣וּ חֵיוָה֩ אָחֳרִ֨י תִנְיָנָ֜ה דָּמְיָ֣ה לְדֹ֗ב וְלִשְׂטַר־חַד֙ הֳקִמַ֔ת וּתְלָ֥ת עִלְעִ֛ין בְּפֻמַּ֖הּ בֵּ֣ין שִׁנַּ֑הּ וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לַ֔הּ ק֥וּמִֽי אֲכֻ֖לִי בְּשַׂ֥ר שַׂגִּֽיא׃
- וַאֲר֣וּva.'a.Ru“and lo!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אֲרוּ · “behold|!” · Strong's H0718
- חֵיוָה֩chei.Vah“a beast”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֵיוָא · “beast” · Strong's H2423
- אָחֳרִ֨י'o.cho.Ri“another”Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from אׇחֳרִי · “another” · Strong's H0317
- תִנְיָנָ֜הtin.ya.Nah“a second”Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּנְיָן · “second” · Strong's H8578
- דָּמְיָ֣הda.me.Yah“[was] like”Verb, peal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּמָה · “be like” · Strong's H1821
- לְדֹ֗בle.Do“<obj.> a bear”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֹּב · “bear” · Strong's H1678
- וְלִשְׂטַר־ve.lis.tar-“and to a side”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׂטַר · “side” · Strong's H7859
- חַד֙chad“one”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from חַד · “one” · Strong's H2298
- הֳקִמַ֔תho.ki.Mat“it was raised”Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “raise” · Strong's H6966H
- וּתְלָ֥תu.te.Lat“and three”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלָת · “three” · Strong's H8532
- עִלְעִ֛ין'il.'In“ribs”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֲלַע · “rib” · Strong's H5967
- 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
- בֵּ֣יןbein“between”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּין · “between” · Strong's H0997
- שִׁנַּ֑הּshi.nai.yah“tooth its”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8128Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- וְכֵן֙ve.Khen“and as follows”Conjunction + Adverb · from כֵּן · “thus” · Strong's H3652
- אָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.Rin“[they were] saying”Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- לַ֔הּLah“to it”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
- ק֥וּמִֽיKu.mi“arise”Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6966G
- אֲכֻ֖לִי'a.Khu.li“devour!”Verb, peal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אֲכַל · “to devour” · Strong's H0399
- בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar“flesh”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בְּשַׁר · “flesh” · Strong's H1321
- 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)