Daniel

Daniel 5:4–6

⁴As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

⁵At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing, ⁶his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.

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Daniel 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they drank	אִשְׁתִּ֖יו	’iš·tîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural	H8355 drink
the wine	חַמְרָ֑א	ḥam·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2562 wine
they praised	וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ	wə·šab·ba·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H7624 laud, praise
gods	לֵֽאלָהֵ֞י	lê·lā·hê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H426 god, God
of gold	דַּהֲבָ֧א	da·hă·ḇā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1722 gold
and silver	וְכַסְפָּ֛א	wə·ḵas·pā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H3702 silver
bronze	נְחָשָׁ֥א	nə·ḥā·šā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5174 copper, bronze
and iron	פַרְזְלָ֖א	p̄ar·zə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H6523 iron
wood	אָעָ֥א	’ā·‘ā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H636 wood
and stone	וְאַבְנָֽא׃	wə·’aḇ·nā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate	H69 stone

Daniel 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At	בַּהּ־	bah-	Preposition; third person feminine singular
that moment	שַׁעֲתָ֗ה	ša·‘ă·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H8160 brief time, moment
the fingers	אֶצְבְּעָן֙	’eṣ·bə·‘ān	Noun - feminine plural	H677 finger
of	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
a human	אֱנָ֔שׁ	’ĕ·nāš	Noun - masculine singular	H606 man, mankind
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3028 hand
appeared	נְפַקוּ	nə·p̄a·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine plural	H5312 go, or come, out, forth
and wrote	וְכָֽתְבָן֙	wə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3790 write
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
the plaster	גִּירָ֕א	gî·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1528 chalk, plaster
of	דִּֽי־	dî-	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the wall	כְתַ֥ל	ḵə·ṯal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3797 wall
near	לָקֳבֵ֣ל	lā·qo·ḇêl	Preposition-l	H6903 front, as
the lampstand	נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א	neḇ·raš·tā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H5043 light, chandelier
in	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the royal	מַלְכָּ֑א	mal·kā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
palace	הֵיכְלָ֖א	hê·ḵə·lā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H1965 palace, temple
As the king	וּמַלְכָּ֣א	ū·mal·kā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate	H4430 king
watched	חָזֵ֔ה	ḥā·zêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual
the hand	פַּ֥ס	pas	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6447 palm
that	דִּ֥י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
was writing	כָתְבָֽה׃	ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3790 write

Daniel 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
his face	זִיוֺ֣הִי	zi·yō·hî	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2122 brightness, splendour
grew pale	שְׁנ֔וֹהִי	šə·nō·w·hî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H8133
and his thoughts	וְרַעיֹנֹ֖הִי	wə·ra·ʿ·yō·nō·hī	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7476 thought
so alarmed him	יְבַהֲלוּנֵּ֑הּ	yə·ḇa·hă·lūn·nêh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H927 alarm, dismay
that his hips	חַרְצֵהּ֙	ḥar·ṣêh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2783 loin
gave way	מִשְׁתָּרַ֔יִן	miš·tā·ra·yin	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H8271 loosen
and his knees	וְאַ֨רְכֻבָּתֵ֔הּ	wə·’ar·ḵub·bā·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H755 id.
knocked together	דָּ֥א	dā	Adjective - feminine singular	H1668 this

Cross-references

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Daniel 5:4 Daniel 5:23 · Habakkuk 2:19 · Psalm 135:15–18 · Revelation 9:20–21 · Isaiah 40:19–20 · Isaiah 46:6–7 · Isaiah 42:8 · Jeremiah 10:4–9 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Acts 17:29

Daniel 5:5 Daniel 4:31 · Daniel 5:24–28 · Colossians 2:14 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3 · Job 20:5 · Daniel 4:33 · Daniel 5:15 · Daniel 5:8 · Proverbs 29:1 · Luke 12:19–20 · Psalm 78:30–31 · Revelation 20:12–15

Daniel 5:6 Nahum 2:10 · Ezekiel 7:17 · Daniel 7:28 · Daniel 4:5 · Ezekiel 21:7 · Psalm 69:23 · Isaiah 13:7–8 · Daniel 5:9–10 · Daniel 4:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.