Daniel
Daniel 7:2–3
2Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.a 3Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:
Footnotes
- a 7:2 Perhaps the Great Sea, that is, the Mediterranean Sea
Word by word
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Daniel 7:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | דָנִיֵּאל֙ | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| declared | עָנֵ֤ה | ‘ā·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6032 answer |
| In my vision | בְּחֶזְוִ֖י | bə·ḥez·wî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2376 vision, appearance |
| in | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5974 with |
| the night | לֵֽילְיָ֑א | lê·lə·yā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3916 night |
| I | הֲוֵ֛ית | hă·wêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| looked | חָזֵ֥ה | ḥā·zêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| and suddenly | וַאֲר֗וּ | wa·’ă·rū | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H718 lo |
| the four | אַרְבַּע֙ | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H703 four |
| winds | רוּחֵ֣י | rū·ḥê | Noun - common plural construct | H7308 wind, spirit |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֔א | šə·may·yā | Noun - mdd | H8065 heavens |
| were churning up | מְגִיחָ֖ן | mə·ḡî·ḥān | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural | H1519 rush |
| the great | רַבָּֽא׃ | rab·bā | Adjective - masculine singular determinate | H7229 great |
| sea | לְיַמָּ֥א | lə·yam·mā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3221 sea |
Daniel 7:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then four | וְאַרְבַּ֤ע | wə·’ar·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H703 four |
| great | רַבְרְבָ֔ן | raḇ·rə·ḇān | Adjective - feminine plural | H7260 huge, domineering |
| beasts | חֵיוָן֙ | ḥê·wān | Noun - feminine plural | H2423 beast |
| came up | סָלְקָ֖ן | sā·lə·qān | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H5559 come up |
| out of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| the sea | יַמָּ֑א | yam·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H3221 sea |
| each one | דָּ֥א | dā | Adjective - feminine singular | H1668 this |
| different | שָׁנְיָ֖ן | šā·nə·yān | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H8133 |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| the others | דָּֽא׃ | dā | Adjective - feminine singular | H1668 this |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 7:2 Revelation 7:1
Daniel 7:3 Revelation 13:1 · Daniel 7:17 · Daniel 7:4–8 · Daniel 2:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.