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Daniel 8:1

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
Daniel 8:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ חָז֞וֹן נִרְאָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל אַחֲרֵ֛י הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃

  1. בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Nat“in year”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  2. שָׁל֔וֹשׁsha.Lo.osh“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  3. לְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.Khut“of [the] reign of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַלְכוּת · “royalty” · Strong's H4438
  4. בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣רbe.le.sha.Tzar“Belshazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֵּֽלְאשַׁצַּר, בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר · “Belshazzar” · Strong's H1112
  5. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. חָז֞וֹןcha.Zon“a vision”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָזוֹן · “vision” · Strong's H2377
  7. נִרְאָ֤הnir.'Ah“it appeared”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  8. אֵלַי֙'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  10. דָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1840G
  11. אַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.Rei“after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  12. הַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'Ah“the [one] which it appeared”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  13. אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ba.te.chi.Lah“at the beginning”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּחִלָּה · “beginning” · Strong's H8462
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)