Daniel 8:21

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
Daniel 8:21
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהַצָּפִ֥יר הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ יָוָ֑ן וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּין־עֵינָ֔יו ה֖וּא הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃

  1. וְהַצָּפִ֥ירve.ha.tza.Fir“and the he-goat”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צָפִיר · “male goat” · Strong's H6842
  2. הַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'Ir“<the> hairy”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂעִיר · “he-goat” · Strong's H8163B
  3. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[is] [the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. יָוָ֑ןya.Van“Greece”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יָוָן · “Greece” · Strong's H3120H
  5. וְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.ren“and the horn”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  6. הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. בֵּין־bein-“[is] between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  9. עֵינָ֔יו'ei.Nav“eyes its”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  10. ה֖וּאhu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekh“[is] the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  12. הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.Shon“<the> first”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “first” · Strong's H7223G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)