Daniel
Daniel 6:3
3Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon | אֱדַ֙יִן֙ | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| by | קֳבֵ֗ל | qo·ḇêl | Preposition | H6903 front, as |
| his extraordinary | יַתִּירָא֙ | yat·tî·rā | Adjective - feminine singular | H3493 pre-eminent, surpassing |
| spirit | ר֤וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7308 wind, spirit |
| Daniel | דָּנִיֵּ֣אל | dā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| distinguished himself | מִתְנַצַּ֔ח | miṯ·naṣ·ṣaḥ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5330 distinguish oneself |
| among | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the administrators | סָרְכַיָּ֖א | sā·rə·ḵay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H5632 chief, overseer |
| and satraps | וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א | wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H324 |
| So the king | וּמַלְכָּ֣א | ū·mal·kā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| planned | עֲשִׁ֔ית | ‘ă·šîṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6246 think, plan |
| to set him | לַהֲקָמוּתֵ֖הּ | la·hă·qā·mū·ṯêh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6966 arise, stand |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| kingdom | מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ | mal·ḵū·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4437 royalty, reign, kingdom |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 5:14 · Genesis 41:38–41 · Proverbs 22:29 · Daniel 5:12 · Esther 10:3 · Daniel 9:23 · Proverbs 17:27 · Proverbs 3:3–4 · Nehemiah 7:2 · Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.