Daniel

Daniel 2:37–38

³⁷You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory. ³⁸Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

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Daniel 2:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַ֣נְתְּה	ʾan·təh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H607 thou
O king	מַלְכָּ֔א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
are the king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4430 king
of kings	מַלְכַיָּ֑א	mal·ḵay·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H4430 king
to whom	דִּ֚י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the God	אֱלָ֣הּ	’ĕ·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H426 god, God
of heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֔א	šə·may·yā	Noun - mdd	H8065 heavens
has given	יְהַב־	yə·haḇ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3052 give
sovereignty	מַלְכוּתָ֥א	mal·ḵū·ṯā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
power	חִסְנָ֛א	ḥis·nā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2632 power
strength	וְתָקְפָּ֥א	wə·ṯā·qə·pā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H8632 might
and glory	וִֽיקָרָ֖א	wî·qā·rā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3367 honour

Daniel 2:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wherever	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3606 the whole, all
the sons	בְּֽנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1123
of men	אֲ֠נָשָׁא	’ă·nā·šā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H606 man, mankind
or beasts	חֵיוַ֨ת	ḥê·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2423 beast
of the field	בָּרָ֤א	bā·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1251 field
or birds	וְעוֹף־	wə·‘ō·wp̄-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5776 fowl
of the air	שְׁמַיָּא֙	šə·may·yā	Noun - mdd	H8065 heavens
dwell	דָאֲרִין	ḏå̄·ʾă·rīn	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1753 dwell
He has given	יְהַ֣ב	yə·haḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3052 give
into your hand	בִּידָ֔ךְ	bî·ḏāḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3028 hand
and has made you ruler	וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְ	wə·haš·lə·ṭāḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7981 have power, rule
over them all	בְּכָלְּה֑וֹן	bə·ḵāl·lə·hō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3606 the whole, all
You	אַנְתְּה־	’an·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H607 thou
that	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1932 he, she, it
head	רֵאשָׁ֖ה	rê·šāh	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H7217 head
of	דִּ֥י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
gold	דַהֲבָֽא׃	ḏa·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold

Cross-references

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Daniel 2:37 Ezekiel 26:7 · Jeremiah 27:6–7 · Psalm 62:11 · Isaiah 47:5 · Ezra 7:12 · Daniel 5:18 · Ezra 1:2

Daniel 2:38 Daniel 4:21–22 · Psalm 50:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.