Daniel
Daniel 4:1–3
1King Nebuchadnezzar,
To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth:
May your prosperity be multiplied. 2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
3How great are His signs,
how mighty His wonders!
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
His dominion endures from generation to generation.
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.
Daniel 4:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5020 |
| To the people | עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א | ‘am·may·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H5972 people |
| of every | לְֽכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| nation | אֻמַיָּ֧א | ’u·may·yā | Noun - feminine plural determinate | H524 nation |
| and language | וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א | wə·liš·šā·nay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H3961 tongue |
| who | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| dwell | דָאֲרִין | ḏå̄·ʾă·rīn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1753 dwell |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| the earth | אַרְעָ֖א | ’ar·‘ā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H772 earth |
| May your prosperity | שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן | šə·lā·mə·ḵō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H8001 welfare, prosperity |
| be multiplied | יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃ | yiś·gê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7680 grow great |
Daniel 4:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am pleased | שְׁפַ֥ר | šə·p̄ar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8232 be fair, seemly |
| to declare | לְהַחֲוָיָֽה׃ | lə·ha·ḥă·wā·yāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2324 show |
| the signs | אָֽתַיָּא֙ | ’ā·ṯay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H852 sign |
| and wonders | וְתִמְהַיָּ֔א | wə·ṯim·hay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H8540 wonder |
| that | דִּ֚י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the Most High | עִלָּיָא | ʿil·lå̄·yå̄ | Adjective - masculine singular determinate | H5943 highest |
| God | אֱלָהָ֖א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| has performed | עֲבַ֣ד | ‘ă·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5648 do, make, prepare |
| for me | עִמִּ֔י | ‘im·mî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5974 with |
Daniel 4:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | כְּמָ֣ה | kə·māh | Interrogative | H4101 what? |
| great | רַבְרְבִ֔ין | raḇ·rə·ḇîn | Adjective - masculine plural | H7260 huge, domineering |
| His signs | אָת֙וֹהִי֙ | ’ā·ṯō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H852 sign |
| how | כְּמָ֣ה | kə·māh | Interrogative | H4101 what? |
| mighty | תַקִּיפִ֑ין | ṯaq·qî·p̄în | Adjective - masculine plural | H8624 strong, mighty |
| His wonders | וְתִמְה֖וֹהִי | wə·ṯim·hō·w·hî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8540 wonder |
| His kingdom | מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ | mal·ḵū·ṯêh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| is an eternal | עָלַ֔ם | ‘ā·lam | Noun - masculine singular | H5957 perpetuity, antiquity |
| kingdom | מַלְכ֣וּת | mal·ḵūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
| His dominion endures | וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ | wə·šā·lə·ṭā·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7985 dominion |
| from | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5974 with |
| generation | דָּ֥ר | dār | Noun - masculine singular | H1859 generation |
| to generation | וְדָֽר׃ | wə·ḏār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1859 generation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 4:1 Daniel 6:25 · Daniel 3:4 · 1 Peter 1:2 · Daniel 3:29 · Ezra 4:17 · Ephesians 1:2 · 1 Chronicles 12:18
Daniel 4:2 Daniel 3:26 · Psalm 66:16
Daniel 4:3 Psalm 145:13 · Isaiah 25:1 · Daniel 2:44 · Daniel 7:14 · Revelation 11:15 · Hebrews 1:8 · Daniel 6:26–27 · Daniel 7:27 · 1 Timothy 1:17 · Daniel 4:34–35 · 1 Peter 4:11 · Jeremiah 10:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.