Daniel
Daniel 2:31
31As you, O king, were watching, a great statuec appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
Footnotes
- c 2:31 Or image; here and through the rest of Daniel 2
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As you | אַ֣נְתְּה | ʾan·təh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H607 thou |
| O king | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| were watching | חָזֵ֤ה | ḥā·zêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| a | חַד֙ | ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular | H2298 one, single, first |
| great | שַׂגִּ֔יא | śag·gî | Adjective - masculine singular | H7690 large |
| statue | צְלֵ֥ם | ṣə·lêm | Noun - masculine singular | H6755 image |
| appeared | וַאֲל֨וּ | wa·’ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H431 lo! |
| A great | רַ֛ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7229 great |
| and dazzling | וְזִיוֵ֥הּ | wə·zî·wêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2122 brightness, splendour |
| statue | צַלְמָ֨א | ṣal·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H6755 image |
| stood | קָאֵ֣ם | qā·’êm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| before you | לְקָבְלָ֑ךְ | lə·qā·ḇə·lāḵ | Preposition-l; second person masculine singular | H6903 front, as |
| and its form | וְרֵוֵ֖הּ | wə·rê·wêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7299 appearance |
| awesome | דְּחִֽיל׃ | də·ḥîl | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1763 fear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 1:7 · Ezekiel 28:7 · Daniel 7:3–17 · Isaiah 13:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.