While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.Daniel 7:8
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Original language (Aramaic)
מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨ל הֲוֵ֜ית בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗א וַ֠אֲלוּ קֶ֣רֶן אָחֳרִ֤י זְעֵירָה֙ סִלְקָ֣ת בֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ן וּתְלָ֗ת מִן־קַרְנַיָּא֙ קַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔א אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה מִן־קֳדָמַ֑הּ וַאֲל֨וּ עַיְנִ֜ין כְּעַיְנֵ֤י אֲנָשָׁא֙ בְּקַרְנָא־דָ֔א וּפֻ֖ם מְמַלִּ֥ל רַבְרְבָֽן׃
- מִשְׂתַּכַּ֨לmis.ta.Kal“considering”Verb, hithpaal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׂכַל · “to contemplate” · Strong's H7920
- הֲוֵ֜יתha.Veit“I was”Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- בְּקַרְנַיָּ֗אbe.kar.nai.Ya'“<in> horns the”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7162
- וַ֠אֲלוּVa.'a.lu“and lo!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אֲלוּ · “behold” · Strong's H0431
- קֶ֣רֶןKe.ren“a horn”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7162
- אָחֳרִ֤י'o.cho.Ri“another”Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from אׇחֳרִי · “another” · Strong's H0317
- זְעֵירָה֙ze.'ei.Rah“small”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from זְעֵיר · “little” · Strong's H2192
- סִלְקָ֣תsil.Kat“it came up”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from סְלֵק · “to ascend” · Strong's H5559
- בֵּֽינֵיהֵ֔ןbei.nei.hon“between them”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from בֵּין · “between” · Strong's H0997Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- וּתְלָ֗תu.te.Lat“and three”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תְּלָת · “three” · Strong's H8532
- מִן־min-“of”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- קַרְנַיָּא֙kar.nai.Ya'“horns the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7162
- קַדְמָ֣יָתָ֔אkad.Ma.ya.Ta'“<the> former”Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from קַדְמַי · “first” · Strong's H6933
- אֶתְעֲקַ֖רָה'et.'a.ka.ru“they were uprooted”Verb, ithpeel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from עֲקַר · “be uprooted” · Strong's H6132Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
- קֳדָמַ֑הּko.da.mai.yah“before it”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קֳדָם · “before” · Strong's H6925Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- וַאֲל֨וּva.'a.Lu“and lo!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from אֲלוּ · “behold” · Strong's H0431
- עַיְנִ֜ין'ay.Nin“eyes”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5870
- כְּעַיְנֵ֤יke.'ay.Nei“like [the] eyes of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5870
- אֲנָשָׁא֙'a.na.Sha'“<the> humankind”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֱנָשׁ · “man” · Strong's H0606
- בְּקַרְנָא־be.kar.na-'“[were] on horn the”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7162
- דָ֔אDa'“this”Particle, demonstrative · from דָּא · “this” · Strong's H1668
- וּפֻ֖םu.Fum“and a mouth”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from פֻּם · “mouth” · Strong's H6433
- מְמַלִּ֥לme.ma.Lil“[was] speaking”Verb, pael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מְלַל · “to speak” · Strong's H4449
- רַבְרְבָֽן׃rav.re.Van“great [things]”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from רַבְרַב · “great” · Strong's H7260
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)