The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.Daniel 8:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהַצָּפִ֥יר הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ יָוָ֑ן וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּין־עֵינָ֔יו ה֖וּא הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃
- וְהַצָּפִ֥ירve.ha.tza.Fir“and the he-goat”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צָפִיר · “male goat” · Strong's H6842
- הַשָּׂעִ֖ירha.sa.'Ir“<the> hairy”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂעִיר · “he-goat” · Strong's H8163B
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[is] [the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יָוָ֑ןya.Van“Greece”Noun, proper name of a place · from יָוָן · “Greece” · Strong's H3120H
- וְהַקֶּ֤רֶןve.ha.Ke.ren“and the horn”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
- הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בֵּין־bein-“[is] between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- עֵינָ֔יו'ei.Nav“eyes its”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- ה֖וּאhu'“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekh“[is] the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- 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
- Greeceregion · Identification: certain · Map of Greece (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Greece on OpenBible.info