Daniel

Daniel 7:1

¹In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the first	חֲדָ֗ה	ḥă·ḏāh	Number - feminine singular	H2298 one, single, first
year	בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8140 sleep
of the reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4430 king
of Belshazzar	לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙	lə·ḇê·lə·šaṣ·ṣar	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1113
over Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H895 Babylon
Daniel	דָּנִיֵּאל֙	dā·nî·yêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1841 Daniel
had	חֲזָ֔ה	ḥă·zāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual
a dream	חֵ֣לֶם	ḥê·lem	Noun - masculine singular	H2493 dream
and visions	וְחֶזְוֵ֥י	wə·ḥez·wê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2376 vision, appearance
passed through his mind	רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ	rê·šêh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7217 head
as he lay	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
on his bed	מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ	miš·kə·ḇêh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4903 couch, bed
He wrote down	כְתַ֔ב	ḵə·ṯaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3790 write
the dream	חֶלְמָ֣א	ḥel·mā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H2493 dream
and this is the summary	רֵ֥אשׁ	rêš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7217 head
of his account	מִלִּ֖ין	mil·lîn	Noun - feminine plural	H4406 word, thing

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 3:7 · Daniel 1:17 · Joel 2:28 · Daniel 5:1 · Jeremiah 23:28 · Daniel 4:5 · Revelation 1:19 · Job 33:14–16 · Daniel 7:13 · Acts 2:17–18 · Habakkuk 2:2 · Daniel 2:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.